Warping of the levator hiatus : how significant is it?

M. F. Severino; R. A. Guzman Rojas; I. Kamisan Atan; K. Shek; H. Dietz

Warping of the levator hiatus : how significant is it?

M. F. Severino, R. A. Guzman Rojas, I. Kamisan Atan, K. Shek, H. Dietz

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The levator hiatus is the largest potential hernial portal in the human body. Excessive distensibility of the hiatus is strongly associated with prolapse and prolapse recurrence. Distension occurs not just laterally but also caudally, resulting in perineal descent. This implies that the levator outlet, ie., the true plane of minimal dimensions, may not remain a 'Euclidean' (ie., flat) plane but may become warped. This phenomenon has been described in a study using MRI in a small number of patients (1).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AUGS/IUGA Scientic Meeting: Abstracts of 2014 American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Joint Annual Scientific Meeting, July 22-26, 2014, Washington, DC, USA
Publisher	AUGS/IUGA
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	American Urological Association. Meeting - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → …

Conference

Conference	American Urological Association. Meeting
Period	1/01/14 → …

Keywords

ultrasound
levator hiatus
pelvic floor
pelvic organ prolapse

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Severino, MF, Guzman Rojas, RA, Kamisan Atan, I, Shek, K & Dietz, H 2014, Warping of the levator hiatus : how significant is it? in AUGS/IUGA Scientic Meeting: Abstracts of 2014 American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Joint Annual Scientific Meeting, July 22-26, 2014, Washington, DC, USA. AUGS/IUGA, American Urological Association. Meeting, 1/01/14.

Warping of the levator hiatus : how significant is it? / Severino, M. F.; Guzman Rojas, R. A.; Kamisan Atan, I. et al.
AUGS/IUGA Scientic Meeting: Abstracts of 2014 American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Joint Annual Scientific Meeting, July 22-26, 2014, Washington, DC, USA. AUGS/IUGA, 2014.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review