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12
Imaging in Rectal Prolapse and Other Dynamic Pelvic Floor Disorders
Marı´a del Rocı´o Iniguez-Rodrı´guez
DEP A R T M EN T O F RAD I O L O GY , A B C M E D I CA L C E N T E R , ME XI C O CI TY , M E XI C O
12.1 Introduction
In recent years, a variety of imaging techniques have been used for the evaluation of defecatory disorders and pelvic organ prolapse, including defecography,
1–5
magnetic
resonance (MR) imaging (for the assessment of organ prolapse),
6–8
and ultrasonography
(for the assessment of urinar y and fecal incontinence).
9
Defecography evaluates in real time the morphology of the rectum and anal canal. Because of its ability in structural and functional evaluation it is primarily performed in the work-up of patients with morphologic and functional disorders of the recto-anal region and in evacuation disorders involving the pelvic floor.
2–5,10–14
Recently, MR defecography has gained increasing interest because of its accuracy in morph ologic and functional assessment, as well as the benefit of avoiding radiation exposure for the patient.
7,15–17
With the advent of an open-configuration MR imaging system, MR defecography with the patient in a vertical position has become possible.
7,15–17
In this technique, a high-quality multiplanar soft-ti ssue contrast of MRI is used to visualize the pelvic organs and the supporting soft-tissue structures without the radiation burden of conventional fluoroscopic defecography.
15
Transabdominal, transvaginal, endoanal, transperineal, and 3D techniques can be used to evaluate the pelvic floor sonographically. Ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor has the advantage of being readily ava ilable and being relatively easy to perform, without the use of ionizing radiation.
7
12.2 Defecography
Conventional defecography (video defecography) enables the evaluation of the anatomy of the pelvic floor and the dynamics of rectal emptying and provides important informa­tion about anorectal and pelvic-floor functions.
1
The major indications to perform a defecography are constipation, incomplete evac­uation or incontinence (often associated with rectal bleeding), mucous discharge,
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perineal pain or discomfort, and as a follow-up examination of patients who have undergone surgery to the pelvic region.
5
The procedure was first described by Wallden in 1953,2and dramatically improved our knowledge of evacuation dysfunctions. Mahieu et al. in 1980 developed a modified technique that included opacifications with contrast media of the other pelvic landmarks and this has now has become the current standard techniqu e.
3,4
Using this protocol five quantitative morphologic signs have been identified as normal findings: (1) increase of anorectal angle (ARA), (2) obliteration of the impression of the puborectalis sling, (3) wide
aperture of the anal canal, (4) evacuation of the rectal contents, and (5) good resistance of the pelvic floor.
4
12.2.1 Technique
The technique of defecography relies on fluoroscopic screening, a specialized commode, a recording device, contrast medium, and a means for injecting contrast medium into the rectum.
3,9,10
Physiologic conditions during defecography are simulated by injecting a thick barium
paste into the rectum.
10
Barium paste is obtained by mixing equal proportions of potato starch and barium solution with water. Barium paste must have the consistency of normal stool. Finally, in a female patient, the vagina is opacified with a commercially available barium sulfate paste for oral use.
5
The patient is then instructed to sit in the lateral position on a commode made of radiolucent materials, thereby allowing both lateral radiographs. Disposable plastic bags collect the excreted barium paste.
10
12.2.2 Parameters
The ARA is measured between the longitudinal axis of the anal canal and the posterior rectal lines, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rectum. At rest, its average value is 95–96 degrees (physiologic range, 65–100degrees) without noticeable differences between men and woman.
11–13
The ARA is an indirect indicator of puborectal muscle activity. During muscle contraction, the ARA becomes more acute, while during a defecatory maneuver it relaxes becoming more obtuse.
14
The second important parameter to evaluate is movement of the anorectal junction (ARJ) during straining. The line drawn between the ischial tuberosities is called the bis­ischiatic line and can used as a fixed bony landmark. Another fixed reference point is represented by the tip of the coccyx, defined by measuring the vert ical distance between the pubococcygeal line (PCL) and the ARJ. The PCL is drawn from the inferior aspect of the pubis to the tip of the coccyx and is considered to represent the approximate line of attachment of the pelvic-floor muscle. The distance from the PCL to the ARJ is measured on images obtained when the patient is at rest and at maximal pelvic strain to assess the position of the pelvic floor. The craniocaudal migration of ARJ indirectly represents the elevation and descent of the pelvic floor.
5,11,14
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12.2.3 Normal Findings
In the resting phase the impression of the puborectal sling is visible on the posterior wall of the caudal rectum and the ARA is about 90 degrees. During voluntary contraction of the pelvic floor (squeezing), the ARA decreases to about 75 degrees and the ARJ migrates cra­nially. The puborectal impression becomes more evident because of the contraction of the levator ani. While the patient is asked to strain, the ARA increases with partial to complete loss of puborectal impression and the pelvic floor descends. The degree of caudal migra­tion of ARJ is considered normal when less than 3.5cm relative to the resting position.
During evacuation, wide opening of the anal canal and funneling of the anorectum is seen with near to complete loss of puborectal sling impression. The ARA increases with the relaxation of anal sphincter and puborectalis muscle. At the end of evacuation, the rectum is completely empty and its walls collapse.
14
12.3 MR Defecography
MR imaging is already used in the evaluation of anorectal diseases.
17
With the advent of open-configuration MR systems, which enable image acquisition in a vertical patient position, MR defecography with the patient in the sitting position has become possible. MR imaging provides a multiplanar global evaluation of the pelvis contents including the uterus and the pelvic-floor muscles. This global depiction of the pelvic contents can­not be obtained using fluoroscopy.
15
12.3.1 Technique
There is a considerable variation in the literature regarding the optimal method of per­forming MR imaging in a patient with pelvic-floor dysfunction. Imaging has been per­formed with patients in the supine and upright positions. A magnet that has been developed for interventional purposes allows upright imaging
15,18,19
; however, this mag-
net is not universally available.
Before imaging, patient preparation involves drinking 600 mL of water over 30 min to opacify and better distend the small bowel, and thereby improve visualization. Maintain­ing a small amount of urine in the bladder improves visualization of the bladder and ante­rior vaginal wall prolapsed. The examination is performed with a torso phased-array coil wrapped around the pelvis in a closed-magnet MR system.
15
For MR defecography, ultra­sound gel or mashed potatoes dropped with gadopentetate dimeglumine are frequently used for rectal filling.
18,20,21
12.3.2 Parameters and Normal Findings
The dynamic proces s of defecog raphy is demonstrated by using multiphase sagittal gradient-echo images. Analyses during straining or defecation show an increase
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in the ARA, widening and opening of the anal canal, functioning of the pubo rectal muscle, as well as positioning of the pelvic floor and descent of the perineum. The ARA is defined, in accordance with conventional defecography, as the angle betwee n the two lines that intersect at the ARJ; these lines are formed along the poster ior b order of the distal part of the rectum and along the central axis of the anal canal.
7,17
The “HMO” system is used to grade pelvic-floor laxity and organ descent and includes evaluation of the “H-line,” “M-line,” and organ specific prolapse. The H-line is a measure of the width of the pelvic-floor hiatus in the anteroposterior dimension and is measured from the inferior tip of the pubic symphysis to the posterior circular fibers of the ARJ. Nor­mal H-line at rest is 6 cm. The M-line is drawn perpendicularly down from the PCL to the posterior extent of the H line at the posterior aspect of the ARJ. It represents the degree of pelvic-floor descent. The M-line at rest is typically 2 cm. The “O” in the HMO system represents organ-specific prolapse.
22
12.4 Ultrasound
In patients with urinary incontinence or retention, pre and postvoid bladder volumes can be calculated using transabdominal ultrasound.
23
Endonanal ultrasound can be used to evaluate the integrity of the internal anal sphincter (IAS) and the external anal sphincter (EAS) muscles in patients with fecal incontinence. The mucosa and submucosa of the anal canal are usually hyperechoic. The normal IAS is uniformly hypoechoic and is 2–3 mm in thickness. The normal EAS is more heterogeneous in echotexture and is of variable thickness.
24,25
More recently sonographic evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse has been
described with the use of 4D ultrasound.
26
12.5 Pathologic Condition
12.5.1 Intussusception and Rectal Prolapse
Rectal intussusception is a concentric invagination of the entire rectal wall during the straining maneuver. The location can be anterior or posterior and can even affect the rec­tum circumferentially.
17
It may be classified as intrarectal (intussusceptions may remain internal), intraanal (extend into the anal canal), or total rectal prolapsed (where the rec­tum passes through the canal). Therefore the widely used clinical term, rectal prolapse, corresponds anatomically to an extra-rectal intussusception (
Fig. 12.1).
14,27
At defecogra­phy, the presence of transverse or oblique in-folding of the rectal wall of more than 3 mm thickness represents intussusceptions. Minor degrees on in-folding of less than 3-mm thickness represent mucosal prolapse.
17,27
Patients may experience incomplete defecation due to severe outlet obstruction. Most
patients with external rectal prolapse have associated incontinence.
14
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12.5.2 Rectocele
Rectocele is an anterior bulge of the rectal wall that results from weakness in the rectova­ginal fascia and it is less frequently posterior or lateral. Rectoceles are more frequently found in women, usually resulting from obstetrics injury.
17
On the midsagittal image of the dynamic MR examination or in defecography rectocele it is identified by a rectal bulge of more than 2 cm, which is the distance measured between the anal canal and the tip of the rectocele. Because an anterior rectal bulge of up to 2 cm may also occur in women without defecatory dysfunction, the patient’s clinical symptoms, such as a feeling of incomplete defecation, should be considered in determining the significance of these findings.
17,28
Several authors describe a grading system for rectocele,
1,17
grade 1 are outpouchings of <2 cm in anteroposterior diameter (not clinically significant), grade II are outpouchings of between 2 and 4 cm, and grade III are outpouchings with an anteroposterior diameter of !4 cm.
1,15
12.5.3 Enterocele and Sigmoidocele
Enterocele is a herniation of a peritoneal sac that is located downward and along the ven­tral rectal wall into the cul-de-sac or pouch of Douglas. At defecography, separation of the opacified vagina and the upper rectum during straining or defecation suggests an enter­ocele.
10,17
This enlarged rectogenital fossa may contain small intestines, oment al fat, or
sigmoid colon (
Fig. 12.2).
12.5.4 Descending Perineum Syndrome
In descending perineum syndrome (pelvic-floor descent), the muscle tone of the pelvic floor is diminished, there is an anterior wall prolapse of the rectum during excessive straining, which is associated with pudendal nerve damage. For the diagnosis, at rest
FIG. 12.1 Rectal prolapse in a 59-year-old woman. (A, B) Lateral radiograph of the rectum on completion of forced evacuation shows annular folding passing through anal orifice (external rectal prolapse).
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(fixed descent), the distance in centimeters between the ARJ and the PCL is measured, and perineal descent at rest is considered when the ARJ and PCL distance is superior to 6 cm. For perineal descent on straining (dynamic descent), the difference in centimeters between the ARJ position at straining and at rest was noted. Perineal descent on straining was defined as a difference of >3.5 cm between the two position.
1,10,17
This syndrome is often associated with perineal discomfort and pain and a feeling of incomplete evacua­tion, leading to increased straining during defecation.
17
12.5.5 Spastic Pelvic Floor Syndrome
It is also known as spastic pelvic syndrome. This condition is due to an inappropriate con­traction of the pelvic floor during defecation. The puborectalis muscle maintains contin­uous activity while at rest, it pulls the rectum anteriorly to maintain the ARA at about 90 degrees. During normal defecation the patient strains causing pelvic floor descent, an increase in the ARA, and reflex inhibition. Characteristic findings of defecography include a lack of pelvic floor descent and paradoxical contraction of the puborectalis mus­cle. The internal and external sphincters are relaxed with subsequent exp ulsion of the fecal bolus. Another less specific feature is an aberrantly deep impression of the pubor­ectalis sling on the po sterior rectal wall at rest. This is caused by the presence of a hyper­trophic puborectalis muscle.
14,29
12.6 Summary
Several imaging techniques have greatly increased our knowledge of evacuation disorders. There are a variety of options for imaging these patients including ultrasound, fluoroscopy
(A)
Rectocele
~30.8 mm
(B)
FIG. 12.2 Rectocele in a 40-year-old woman with obstructed defecation. (A, B) Lateral radiograph of rectum during evacuation (A) and at the end of evacuation (B), reveals a 3 cm anterior rectocele (arrows). The anterior rectal wall protrudes over the expected position and the vaginal lumen is dislocated anteriorly. The vertical line is along the long axis of the expected location of anterior wall of anal canal. A cystocele is also evident (head arrows).
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(defecography), and MRI examinations (MR defecography). Defecography remains a widely availabl e and cost-effective procedure of choice for the assessment of anorectal dysfunction and MRI is the newest technique to be used, offering several advantages over the more traditional methods.
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