rectocele

In gynecology, a rectocele ( ) or posterior vaginal wall prolapse results when the rectum bulges (herniates) into the vagina. Two common causes of this defect are childbirth and hysterectomy. Rectocele also tends to occur with other forms of pelvic organ prolapse, such as enterocele, sigmoidocele and cystocele.

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Medical condition (new).name: Rectocele
Medical condition (new).image: WeiblichesBeckenMedian.gif
Medical condition (new).caption: Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Rectovaginal fascia not labeled, but region is visible.)
Medical condition (new).field: Gynecology

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Research

1,784 papers

Rectocele.Ginekologia polska · 2025
Rectocele: Incidental or important? Observe or operate? Contemporary diagnosis and management in the multidisciplinary era.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2022
Transperineal rectocele repair: a systematic review.ANZ journal of surgery · 2017
Rectocele: pathogenesis and surgical management.International journal of colorectal disease · 2003
[Rectocele : Symptoms, diagnostics and therapy concepts from a coloproctological viewpoint].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2016

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Commons category: Rectocele
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100822
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Although the term applies most often to this condition in females, males can also develop it. Rectoceles in men are uncommon, and associated with prostatectomy.