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Defecographic Measurements of Rectal Intussusception and Prolapse in Patients and in Asymptomatic Subjects

Fabio Pomerri1, Monica Zuliani, Cecilia Mazza, Felipe Villarejo and Angela Scopece

1 All authors: Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, Radiology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.



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  		Fig. 1A. —Rectal intussusception in 47-year-old woman. Lateral radiograph of rectum on completion of forced evacuation shows annular filling defect extending into anal canal.

 


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  		Fig. 1B. —Rectal intussusception in 47-year-old woman. Drawing shows measurements of anterior rectal wall folding thickness (a), posterior rectal wall folding thickness (b), intussuscipiens diameter (x), intussusceptum lumen diameter (y), and vagina (v).

 


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  		Fig. 2A. —Rectal prolapse in 68-year-old woman. Lateral radiograph of rectum on completion of forced evacuation shows annular folding passing through anal orifice.

 


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  		Fig. 2B. —Rectal prolapse in 68-year-old woman. Drawing shows measurements of anterior rectal wall folding thickness (a), posterior rectal wall folding thickness (b), intussuscipiens diameter (x), intussusceptum lumen diameter (y), and vagina (v).

 


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  		Fig. 3A. —Rectal mucosal folds in asymptomatic 52-year-old man. Lateral radiograph of rectum on completion of forced evacuation shows thin mucosal folds mimicking intussusception.

 


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  		Fig. 3B. —Rectal mucosal folds in asymptomatic 52-year-old man. Drawing shows measurements of anterior rectal outline folding thickness (a), posterior rectal outline folding thickness (b), intussuscipiens diameter (x), and intussusceptum lumen diameter (y).

 

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