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An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female anorectal dysfunction.

Sultan, AH; Monga, A; Lee, J; Emmanuel, A; Norton, C; Santoro, G; Hull, T; Berghmans, B; Brody, S; Haylen, BT (2017) An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female anorectal dysfunction. Neurourol Urodyn, 36 (1). pp. 10-34. ISSN 1520-6777 https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23055
SGUL Authors: Sultan, Abdul Hameed

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The terminology for anorectal dysfunction in women has long been in need of a specific clinically-based Consensus Report. METHODS: This Report combines the input of members of the Standardization and Terminology Committees of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted on Committee by experts in their fields to form a Joint IUGA/ICS Working Group on Female Anorectal Terminology. Appropriate core clinical categories and sub classifications were developed to give an alphanumeric coding to each definition. An extensive process of twenty rounds of internal and external review was developed to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). RESULTS: A Terminology Report for anorectal dysfunction, encompassing over 130 separate definitions, has been developed. It is clinically based with the most common diagnoses defined. Clarity and user-friendliness have been key aims to make it interpretable by practitioners and trainees in all the different specialty groups involved in female pelvic floor dysfunction. Female-specific anorectal investigations and imaging (ultrasound, radiology and MRI) has been included whilst appropriate figures have been included to supplement and help clarify the text. Interval review (5-10 years) is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible. CONCLUSION: A consensus-based Terminology Report for female anorectal dysfunction terminology has been produced aimed at being a significant aid to clinical practice and a stimulus for research. Neurourol. Urodynam. 36:10-34, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and The International Urogynecological Association.

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Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sultan, A. H., Monga, A. , Lee, J. , Emmanuel, A. , Norton, C. , Santoro, G. , Hull, T. , Berghmans, B. , Brody, S. and Haylen, B. T. (2017), An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female anorectal dysfunction. Neurourol. Urodynam., 36: 10-34, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23055. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Keywords: anorectal, fecal incontinence, female pelvic floor, female sexual dysfunction, imaging, terminology, Anal Canal, Consensus, Digital Rectal Examination, Female, Gynecology, Humans, Rectal Diseases, Societies, Medical, Terminology as Topic, Urology, Humans, Rectal Diseases, Consensus, Gynecology, Urology, Societies, Medical, Anal Canal, Female, Digital Rectal Examination, Terminology as Topic, anorectal, fecal incontinence, female pelvic floor, female sexual dysfunction, imaging, terminology, Urology & Nephrology, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1109 Neurosciences
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE)
Journal or Publication Title: Neurourol Urodyn
ISSN: 1520-6777
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2017Published
22 October 2016Published Online
23 May 2016Accepted
Publisher License: Publisher's own licence
PubMed ID: 27770550
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/110944
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23055

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