Investigation of Anorectal Functional Disorders: With Special Emphasis on Defaecography

1 Physiology and Pathophysiology of Defaecation.- 2 Ultrasound Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor.- 3 Pelvic Floor Stability and the Uterus.- 4 Case History and Clinical Examination.- 5 Defaecography: Technique and Radiation Exposure.- 6 Defaecographic Parameters in Asymptomatic Subjects.- 7 Indications for Defaecography.- 8 The Value of Defaecography for Treatment Decisions.- 9 Conventional Radiography, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 10 Balloon Proctography.- 11 Endoscopy and Histological Findings.- 12 Scintigraphy.- 13 Transit Time Measurement.- 14 Manometry, Electromyography and Other Functional Pelvic Floor Tests.- 15 Rectal Prolapse.- 16 Rectal Outpocketing.- 17 Enterocele.- 18 Assessment of Functional Constipation.- 19 Defaecography and Incontinence.- 20 Anal Sphincter Dysplasia.