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Pelvic floor dysfunction at transperineal ultrasound and voiding alteration in women with posterior deep endometriosis

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Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis

Posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) has been associated with pelvic floor muscle (PFM) alteration and voiding dysfunction (VD). The aim of this study is to evaluate the correlation between the presence of VD and altered PFM morphometry, objectively evaluated using 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound at rest and during dynamic maneuvers, in patients with posterior DIE.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted on 108 symptomatic women scheduled for surgical removal of posterior DIE. The study population was divided in two groups according to presence or absence of VD on the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (BFLUTS). A 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound was performed to compare the following PFM morphometric parameters: levator hiatus area (LHA), antero-posterior (AP) and left-right (LR) diameters and levator ani muscle (LAM) coactivation. LAM coactivation was defined as the paradoxical contraction of the pelvic floor muscle during the Valsalva maneuver causing a smaller LHA than in the resting state.

Results

Forty-eight (45.2%) women presented VD, while 60 (54.8%) women did not report any voiding complaints. Baseline characteristics did not significantly differ between the two groups. We did not find any significant statistical differences in PFM parameters between the two groups, except for a higher rate of levator ani muscle coactivation in women with VD compared with women without VD [64.6% (31/48) versus 31.7% (19/60), respectively; p = < 0.001].

Conclusions

In women affected by posterior DIE, LAM coactivation at 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound seems to be more frequent in patients with than without VD.

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    Mohamed Mabrouk, Diego Raimondo, Matteo Parisotto, Simona Del Forno, Alessandro Arena & Renato Seracchioli

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Mabrouk, M., Raimondo, D., Parisotto, M. et al. Pelvic floor dysfunction at transperineal ultrasound and voiding alteration in women with posterior deep endometriosis. Int Urogynecol J 30, 1527–1532 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-03963-4

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