Learn About Rectocele
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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Marie Paraiso is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Paraiso has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rectocele. Her top areas of expertise are Uterine Prolapse, Rectocele, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Hysterectomy, and Endoscopy.
ETSU Physicians & Associates- Fertility & Women's Services
. Dr. Huffaker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rectocele. His top areas of expertise are Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Rectocele, and Uterine Prolapse.
Texas Health Urology Specialists
Dr. Marie-Blanche Tchetgen has been a board-certified urologist since 2001. She is fellowship trained in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery with a focus on the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic disorders including female pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, voiding difficulties, and pelvic pain. Dr. Tchetgen has served as medical director of the Center for Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound since 2018. She also sits on the Board of Texas Urological Society Inc. Dr. Tchetgen earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. She completed her urology residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor before going on to complete her clinical fellowship in female urology and voiding dysfunction at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. Dr. Tchetgen is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Association; Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction; Society for Women in Urology; and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH). Dr. Tchetgen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rectocele. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Neurogenic Bladder, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.
Summary: Female patients presenting with obstructed defecation syndrome due to anterior rectocele will be screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eligible patients will undergo clinical assessment and appropriate investigations including defecography. After informed consent, patients will be randomized into two groups: Stapled Transanal rectal resection or Stapled Transvaginal rectal resect...
Summary: Obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) is a common problem in women. Rectal prolapse and rectocoele are frequently identified in patients with ODS. Surgery is the only definite treatment for those patients and is preferably performed minimally invasive. The most used procedures are laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) and stapled trans-anal rectal resection (STARR). However, high-level prospec...