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Home Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Females

Variants

Female. Defecatory dysfunction (incontinence of stool or liquid or gas, straining during defecation, difficulty initiating defecation, incomplete evacuation, or splinting or digital maneuvers to defecate). Initial imaging.

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Defecatory dysfunction, difficulty initiating defecation, initial imaging

3194854

US pelvis transrectal

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

Fluoroscopy cystocolpoproctography

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

MR defecography

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually appropriate

US pelvis transperineal

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

MRI pelvis dynamic maneuvers without defecation

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate
(Disagreement)

MRI pelvis without and with IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

May be appropriate

US pelvis transabdominal

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

US pelvis transvaginal

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

Fluoroscopy voiding cystourethrography

0.1-1mSv
☢☢

0.03-0.3 mSv [ped]
☢☢

Usually not appropriate

MRI pelvis without IV contrast

0 mSv
O

0 mSv [ped]
O

Usually not appropriate

CT pelvis with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT pelvis without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT pelvis without and with IV contrast

10-30 mSv
☢☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate