title: Practical performance of defecography for the evaluation of constipation and incontinence.
abstract: By opacifying the sigmoid, rectum, and vagina with different barium consistencies and using fluoroscopy to evaluate the mechanics of defecation in a physiologic setting, a wide range of pathologies associated with constipation and incontinence can be diagnosed. This review article discusses the primary indications for fluoroscopic defecography, techniques, common diagnoses, and challenges faced in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Gethin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruskal
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003248:Constipation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019841:Defecography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate