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. 2008 Jul 30;8:13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-8-13

Table 8.

Objective evaluation of the levator plate and anal margin positions at rest and during straining before and after surgery

Patients Perineocaliper (cm) Retro-anal ultrasound (degrees) Rectal examination (0–2)




Rest Before Rest After Strain Before Strain After Descent Before Descent After Rest Before Rest After Strain Before Strain After Sag Before Sag After Sag before Sag after
Ck -1 0 -3 -0,5 2 0,5 35 16 60 24 25 8 2 0
Dz 0 2 -1,5 1,5 1,5 0,5 - - 56 20 - - 1 0
Rx - - - - - - - - 47 25 - - 2 1
Re -1,5 -1 -2 -1,5 0,5 0,5 - - - - - - 2 1
Hy 0,5 1 -1,5 0,5 2 0,5 31 22 58 29 27 7 2 1
Ro - - - - - - 29 25 53 35 24 10 2 1
Ns - - - - - - 24 17 56 28 32 11 2 0
Sn 1,5 0,5 -1 -0,5 2,5 1 28 31 43 43 15 12 2 1
Hs 0,5 0,5 -1 0 1,5 0,5 25 18 33 25 8 7 2 0
Mean 0 0.5 -1.66 -0.08 1,66 0,58 28,66 21,5 50.75 28.62 21.83 9,16 1.88 0.55