Rectal prolapse abdominal x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
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Standard defecography is a diagnostic method to visualize internal rectal prolapse radiologically during the simulated defecation of a radio-opaque material (barium load) introduced into the rectum.[1]
| Oxford radiological rectal prolapse grading system:[1] | |||
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| Grade | Radiological characteristics | ||
| Internal rectal prolapse | Recto_rectal intussusception | I : High rectal | Descends no lower than proximal limit of the rectocele |
| II : Low rectal | Descends to the level of the rectocele, but not onto sphincter/anal canal | ||
| Recto_anal intussusception | III : High anal | Descends onto sphincter/anal canal | |
| IV : Low anal | Descends into sphincter/anal canal | ||
| External rectal prolapse | Exteriorized rectal prolapse | V : Overt rectal prolapse | Rectum protrudes from anus |