Paradoxical puborectalis syndrome on diffusion-weighted imaging: a retrospective study of 72 cases

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the application value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for assessing paradoxical puborectalis syndrome (PPS) in patients with obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS). The medical records of 72 ODS patients who underwent magnetic resonance (MR)-DWI and MR-defeco...

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Main Authors: Guiqin Liu, Zhe Cui, Yongming Dai, Qiuying Yao, Jianrong Xu, Guangyu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03127-8