229 top medical experts on Rectocele across 28 countries and 21 U.S. states, including 107 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Rectocele: Herniation of the rectum into the vagina.
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Hernia (3,728), Rectal Diseases (1,899).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 33 including 2 Active, 15 Completed, 7 Recruiting


  

        

                    


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  1. Fenner, Dee E   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Pelvic Floor Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Cystocele; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Vagina; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Categories: Complications; Pathology; Diagnosis; Diagnostic Imaging; Physiopathology; Classification
    Structural, functional, and symptomatic differences between women with rectocele versus cystocele and normal support. (2018)
    A multi-compartment 3-D finite element model of rectocele and its interaction with cystocele. (2015)

  2. Sung, Vivian W   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: Tufts University School of Medicine (MD, 1999)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Bioprosthesis; Constipation; Fecal Incontinence; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Intestines
    Categories: Surgery; Physiopathology
    Porcine subintestinal submucosal graft augmentation for rectocele repair: a randomized controlled trial. (2012)
    Changes in bowel symptoms 1 year after rectocele repair. (2012)

  3. Goldberg, Roger P   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery FPMRS, Division of Urogynecology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 9650 Gross Point Road, Suite 3900, Skokie, IL, 60076, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School (MD, 1993)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 80/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 8 biomedical companies, totalling $12,812.35, including $12,766.29 from  BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
    Subjects: Constipation; Defecation; Defecography; Gastrointestinal Motility; Vagina
    Categories: Physiopathology; Diagnostic Imaging; Methods
    Descent and hypermobility of the rectum in women with obstructed defecation symptoms. (2020)
    Motion of the vaginal apex during strain and defecation. (2020)

  4. Richter, Holly E   Gynecology   Google Publications
    J Marion Sims Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology and Geriatrics Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233 e-mail: . Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: University of Alabama School of Medicine (MD, 1992)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 72.3/100
    Subjects: Patient-Specific Modeling; Pelvic Floor Disorders; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Vagina
    Categories: Complications; Pathology; Surgery
    Vaginal Changes Due to Varying Degrees of Rectocele Prolapse: A Computational Study. (2017)
    Effects of transvaginal repair of symptomatic rectocele on symptom-specific distress and impact on quality of life. (2012)

  5. Wakamatsu, May   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Gynecology, Pelvic Floor Disorders Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University (MD, 1983)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 5 biomedical companies, totalling $365.54, including $211.7 from  Boston Scientific Corporation
    Subjects: Constipation; Rectal Diseases; Anal Canal; Defecation; Pelvic Floor
    Categories: Physiopathology; Epidemiology; Therapy; Complications; Physiology
    In patients with rectoceles and obstructed defecation syndrome, surgery should be the option of last resort. (2014)
    Are rectoceles the cause or the result of obstructed defaecation syndrome? A prospective anorectal physiology study. (2013)

  6. Weinstein, Milena   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Gynecology, Pelvic Floor Disorders Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: University of California, Geffen School of Medicine (MD, 2001)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 3 biomedical companies, totalling $448.7, including $272 from  C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
    Subjects: Constipation; Rectal Diseases; Anal Canal; Defecation; Pelvic Floor
    Categories: Physiopathology; Epidemiology; Therapy; Complications; Physiology
    In patients with rectoceles and obstructed defecation syndrome, surgery should be the option of last resort. (2014)
    Are rectoceles the cause or the result of obstructed defaecation syndrome? A prospective anorectal physiology study. (2013)

  7. Hicks, Caitlin W   Vascular Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Surgery, Pelvic Floor Disorders Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 80/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 25 biomedical companies, totalling $13,097.94, including $7,001.35 from  W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Subjects: Constipation; Rectal Diseases; Anal Canal; Defecation; Pelvic Floor
    Categories: Physiopathology; Epidemiology; Therapy; Complications; Physiology
    In patients with rectoceles and obstructed defecation syndrome, surgery should be the option of last resort. (2014)
    Are rectoceles the cause or the result of obstructed defaecation syndrome? A prospective anorectal physiology study. (2013)

  8. Myers, Deborah L   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine (MD, 1981)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Bioprosthesis; Constipation; Fecal Incontinence; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Intestines
    Categories: Surgery; Physiopathology
    Porcine subintestinal submucosal graft augmentation for rectocele repair: a randomized controlled trial. (2012)
    Changes in bowel symptoms 1 year after rectocele repair. (2012)

  9. Rardin, Charles R   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (MD, 1996)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Boston Scientific Corporation) in 2021 for $104.15
    Subjects: Bioprosthesis; Constipation; Fecal Incontinence; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Intestines
    Categories: Surgery; Physiopathology
    Porcine subintestinal submucosal graft augmentation for rectocele repair: a randomized controlled trial. (2012)
    Changes in bowel symptoms 1 year after rectocele repair. (2012)

  10. Smith, Tovia M   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   Google Publications
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 11 biomedical companies, totalling $189.42, including $150.44 from  Axonics, Inc.
    Subjects: Cystocele; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Cervix Uteri; Urinary Incontinence, Stress; Uterine Prolapse
    Categories: Physiopathology; Complications; Classification; Epidemiology
    Intraoperative cervix location and apical support stiffness in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse. (2017)
    Post-reduction stress urinary incontinence rates in posterior versus anterior pelvic organ prolapse: a secondary analysis. (2013)

  11. Bharucha, Adil E   Gastroenterology   Google Publications
    Clinical and Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.  Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 79.7/100
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (GI Supply, Inc.) in 2021 for $1,200
    Subjects: Constipation; Diarrhea; Fecal Incontinence; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Population Surveillance
    Categories: Complications; Epidemiology; Methods
    Bowel disturbances are the most important risk factors for late onset fecal incontinence: a population-based case-control study in women. (2010)

  12. Iglesia, Cheryl B   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    Physician 
    Medical school: University of Maryland School of Medicine (MD, 1991)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 100/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 17 biomedical companies, totalling $1,914.86, including $1,027.45 from  Axonics, Inc.
    Subjects: Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Uterine Prolapse
    Categories: Surgery; Methods
    Posterior wall prolapse and repair. (2010)

  13. Pulliam, Samantha   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Gynecology, Pelvic Floor Disorders Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (MD, 1998)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Constipation; Rectal Diseases; Anal Canal; Defecation; Pelvic Floor
    Categories: Physiopathology; Epidemiology; Therapy; Complications; Physiology
    In patients with rectoceles and obstructed defecation syndrome, surgery should be the option of last resort. (2014)
    Are rectoceles the cause or the result of obstructed defaecation syndrome? A prospective anorectal physiology study. (2013)

  14. Kenton, Kimberly   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1995)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 86.9/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 21 biomedical companies, totalling $4,451.5, including $3,782.87 from  Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Subjects: Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Postoperative Complications; Pulmonary Embolism; Urinary Incontinence
    Categories: Surgery; Epidemiology
    Venous thromboembolism in reconstructive pelvic surgery. (2014)

  15. Chang, Cecilia   Pediatrics  Google Publications
    NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute, Evanston, IL, USA.
    Physician 
    Subjects: Constipation; Defecation; Defecography; Gastrointestinal Motility; Vagina
    Categories: Physiopathology; Diagnostic Imaging; Methods
    Descent and hypermobility of the rectum in women with obstructed defecation symptoms. (2020)
    Motion of the vaginal apex during strain and defecation. (2020)

  16. Mueller, Margaret G   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   Google Publications
    Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: . Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 86.9/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 22 biomedical companies, totalling $7,123.53, including $3,473.88 from  Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Subjects: Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Postoperative Complications; Pulmonary Embolism; Urinary Incontinence
    Categories: Surgery; Epidemiology
    Venous thromboembolism in reconstructive pelvic surgery. (2014)

  17. Meurette, Guillaume   Google Publications
    Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de lAppareil Digestif, University Hospital of Nantes Hotel Dieu, Place Alexis Ricordeau, Nantes, France.
    Scientist  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Subjects: Laparoscopy; Rectum; Robotics; Anal Canal; Digestive System Surgical Procedures
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Etiology; Statistics & Numerical Data
    Safety and efficacy of laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for complex rectocele. (2011)
    Is robotic-assisted ventral mesh rectopexy superior to laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy in the management of obstructed defaecation? (2013)

  18. Matthews, Catherine A   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Physician 
    Medical school: University of Virginia School of Medicine (MD, 1997)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 19 biomedical companies, totalling $112,472.65, including $102,472.39 from  COLOPLAST CORP
    Subjects: Digital Rectal Examination
    Categories: Diagnosis; Methods
    Implementation of a standardized digital rectal exam to improve the accuracy of rectocele diagnosis. (2015)

  19. Rahn, David D   Obstetrics & Gynecology  Google Publications
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Review 
    Medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas (MD, 2001)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 3 biomedical companies, totalling $740, including $500 from  C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
    Subjects: Constipation; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Transanal Endoscopic Surgery; Vagina
    Categories: Surgery; Methods
    Surgical interventions for posterior compartment prolapse and obstructed defecation symptoms: a systematic review with clinical practice recommendations. (2019)

  20. Schimpf, Megan O   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
    Physician  Review 
    Medical school: University of Michigan Medical School (MD, 2001)
    Medicare Accepted
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION) in 2021 for $52.6
    Subjects: Constipation; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Transanal Endoscopic Surgery; Vagina
    Categories: Surgery; Methods
    Surgical interventions for posterior compartment prolapse and obstructed defecation symptoms: a systematic review with clinical practice recommendations. (2019)

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