Original Article

Does acupuncture have any effect on obstructed defecation syndrome?

• SHUQING DING
• YIJIANG DING
• LINGLING WANG
• HUIFENG ZHOU
• XUN JIN

Quantification of Levator Ani (LA) Hiatus enlargement and pelvic organs impingement on Valsalva maneuver in parous and nulliparous women with obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS): a biomechanical perspective

• VITTORIO PILONI
• VALENTINA AMBROSELLI
• MANUELA NESTOLA
• FRANCESCO PILONI

Transperineal rectocele repair with porcine dermal collagen implant. A two-year clinical experience

• GIOVANNI MILITO
• FEDERICA CADEDDU
• IVANA SELVAGGIO
• MICHELE GRANDE
• ATTILIO M. FARINON

Experimental Study No. 1: Directional muscle forces activate anorectal continence and defecation in the female

• PETER PETROS
• MICHAEL SWASH

Influence of foot stool on defecation: a prospective study

• SHOTA TAKANO
• MIDORI NAKASHIMA
• MASAHIRO TSUCHINO
• YUYA NAKAO
• ATSUSHI WATANABE

Stapler-assisted trans-anal surgery for the treatment of outlet obstruction syndrome

• GIULIANO REBOA
• MARCO GIPPONI
• MATTEO LIGORIO
• PAOLO MARINO
• MASSIMO COSTANTINI

Role of enterocoele in obstructed defecation syndrome: proposal of a new radiological and surgical classification

• CLAUDIO MORANDI
• BEATRICE BREVEGLIERI
• CLAUDIO MORATTI
• LUCA VERGANTI
• PIETRO TORRICELLI

Focus

The same posterior muscle vectors act to open urethra and anus during micturition and defecation

• PETER E. PETROS
• MARK B. BUSH

Review

Review of pelvic floor disorders rehabilitation: the impact of rehabilitative treatment on obstructed defecation and faecal incontinence

• FILIPPO PUCCIANI

STARR: indications, results and safety. Review of literature

• FEDERICA CADEDDU
• PIERPAOLO SILERI
• MICHELE GRANDE
• ELISABETTA DE LUCA
• LUANA FRANCESCHILLI
• CAROLINA ILARIA CIANGOLA
• GIOVANNI MILITO

The role of the external anal sphincter in the physiology of the pelvic floor

• MICHAEL D. LEVIN

Original Article

A critical review of TFS ligament repair. Part 3: The role of ligaments in the control of bladder, bowel and pain symptoms

• DARREN M GOLD
• DAVID ENDE

Original Article

Influence of foot stool on defecation: a prospective study

• SHOTA TAKANO
• MIDORI NAKASHIMA
• MASAHIRO TSUCHINO
• YUYA NAKAO
• ATSUSHI WATANABE