title: An ultrasound approach to the posterior compartment and anorectal dysfunction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Patients with anorectal dysfunction are common and can be quite challenging to diagnose. The common underlying causes for such conditions are usually anatomical in nature, which may be difficult to fully evaluate by clinical examination alone. The aim of this video was to demonstrate how multicompartmental ultrasound imaging can be utilized clinically in the evaluation of patients with anorectal dysfunction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pertinent ultrasound findings of the common anatomical causes of defecatory dysfunction were discussed in this video.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different ultrasound techniques were shown.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In conclusion, multicompartmental ultrasound imaging is an easy, cost-efficient, and valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with anorectal dysfunction.
authors: Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L. Young, Boulevard, WP 2410, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK, 73190, USA.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Santiago
authors: D E
authors: DE
authors: O'Leary
authors: L H
authors: LH
authors: Quiroz
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Nihira
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Shobeiri
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods