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rectocele

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rectocele [′rek·tə‚sēl]
(medicine)
Bulging or herniation of the rectum into the vagina. Also known as vaginal protocele.


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16) Because the patient did have appropriate pelvic-floor muscle descent during straining, as well as no evidence of a rectocele at the time of examination, slow transit of the feces within the colon rather than the presence of a defecatory disorder was hypothesized as an etiology for this patient's constipation.
It can be used for a variety of pelvic floor procedures, including cystocele, enterocele, rectocele and vaginal vault prolapse procedures.
0 Prolapse of vaginal wails without mention of uterine prolapse Cystocele Rectocele 618.
 
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