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                                                                    Category
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	Anorectal / Bowel Dysfunction | 
                                                            
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                                                                    Keywords
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	Bowel dysfunction Assessment Imaging | 
                                                            
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                                                                    Aims and Objectives
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	The aim is to understand the causes of posterior compartment pelvic floor dysfunction and to appreciate the different investigations available for assessment. 
The objectives are - 
- To know the symptoms and pathophysiology of posterior pelvic floor dysfunction.
 
- To know the indications for the following investigations – anorectal physiology, integrated total pelvic floor ultrasound, defaecation barium proctography, defaecation MRI.
 
- To appreciate of the possible findings on each of these investigations.
 
- To understand how each investigation compares to one another and compares to symptoms.
 
- To understand how findings can influence conservative and surgical management.
 
 
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