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rectocele
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rectocele [ˈrɛktəʊˌsiːl]
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Pathol a protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina
[New Latin, from rectum + -cele]
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Noun1.rectocele - protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
proctocele
colpocele, vaginocele - hernia projecting into the vagina
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5 (18-42) months; 22 of 40 (55%) patients did not have significant prolapse: 14 patients had no prolapse, and 8 patients had a grade I cystocele and/or rectocele; 18 of 40 (45%) patients did have "significant prolapse": 8 recurrent cystoceles (4 grade II/4 grade III), 6 recurrent rectoceles (2 grade II/4 grade III), and 3 had both a grade II cystocele and rectocele.
Abdominal sacral colpopexy in the management of vaginal vault ... by Winters, J. Christian / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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