From: Rectal–vaginal pressure gradient in patients with pelvic organ prolapse and symptomatic rectocele
Symptomatic rectocele | Asymptomatic rectocele | Without rectocele | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (year, mean ± SD) | 60.2 ± 9.19 | 59.3 ± 8.39 | 54.9 ± 9.35※ |
Menupose (n, %) | 22 (75.9%) | 31 (79.5%) | 103 (69.1%)※ |
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 25.2 ± 2.25 | 26.1 ± 5.04 | 25.5 ± 4.47 |
Parity (mid, min–max) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–6) | 2 (0–4) |
Forceps delivery (n, %) | 2 (6.9%) | 2 (5.1%) | 6 (4.0%) |
History of hysterectomy (n, %) | 5 (17.2%) | 9 (23.1%) | 18 (12.1%) |
Cesarean section (n, %) | 2 (6.9%) | 5 (12.8%) | 9 (6.0%) |
Stage III/IV anterior prolapse (n, %) | 13 (44.8%) | 19 (48.7%) | 85 (57.0%) |
Stage III/IV apical prolapse (n, %) | 8 (27.6%) | 19 (48.7%) | 96 (64.4%)φ |
Ampulla depth (cm, mean ± SD) | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | / |
ODS score (mean ± SD) | 8.96 ± 2.83§ | 2.46 ± 0.82 | 1.99 ± 1.05 |
Vaginal pressure (mean ± SD) | 43.4 ± 2.2§ | 66.0 ± 8.36 | 71.5 ± 9.20 |
Rectal pressure (mean ± SD) | 80.7 ± 9.3 | 82.0 ± 10.0 | 88.5 ± 10.9 |
Rectal–vaginal pressure interval (mean ± SD) | 37.2 ± 15.3§ | 16.9 ± 7.4 | 17.0 ± 7.7 |