par Mendes Da Costa, Pierre 
;Van Hee, Robrecht;Ngongang Ouandji, Christian
Référence Female Genital Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence, CRC Press, page (231-236)
Publication Publié, 2007-01
;Van Hee, Robrecht;Ngongang Ouandji, Christian Référence Female Genital Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence, CRC Press, page (231-236)
Publication Publié, 2007-01
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| Résumé : | Department of Digestive and Endoscopic Surgery, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Robrecht Van Hee Academic Surgical Center Stuivenberg, ZNA Stuivenberg, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Christian Ngongang Department of Digestive and Endoscopic Surgery, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium INTRODUCTION Rectocele, a rectal hernia through the rectovaginal wall into the vagina, can be an important and disabling disease, often requiring surgical treatment. Rectoceles develop due to loosening of the normally strong interstitial connective tissue between vagina and rectum, mostly as the result of repeated and strong pressure exerted on the rectovaginal septum during labor, delivery, or forceful defecation. |
