RT Book, Section
A1 Dooley-Hash, Suzanne
A1 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181041679
T1 Rectocele
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041679
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  rectocele  is  the  herniation  of  the  rectum  through  the  posterior  vaginal  wall.  Most  small  rectoceles  are  asymptomatic,  but  symptoms  of  introital  bulging,  constipation,  and  incomplete  rectal  evacuation  may  occur.  Physical  examination  may  reveal  bulging  of  the  posterior  vaginal  wall  through  the  introitus.  A  thin-walled  protrusion  of  the  rectovaginal  septum  into  the  lower  part  of  the  vagina  is  seen  on  internal  vaginal  examination.