Twisted orientation of the muscle bundles in the levator ani functional parts in women: Implications for pelvic floor support mechanism

Novel combination method of wide-range serial sectioning and 3D reconstruction visualizing both macro-level dynamics and micro-level interactions in an attempt to analyze the female pelvic floor

(2023) Satoru Muro et al.   ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Pelvic floor and perineal muscles: a dynamic coordination between skeletal and smooth muscles on pelvic floor stabilization

(2023) Satoru Muro et al.   ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

The Relevance of the Excessive Perineal Descent in the Obstructed Defecation Syndrome: A Prospective Study of 141 Patients

(2023) Antonio Brillantino et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Lies, damned lies, and pelvic floor illustration: Confused about pelvic floor anatomy? You are not alone

(2022) John O. L. DeLancey   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Anatomical basis for contribution of hip joint motion by the obturator internus to defaecation/urinary functions by the levator ani via the obturator fascia

(2022) Satoru Muro et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

A review of levator ani avulsion after childbirth: Incidence, imaging and management

(2022) Elizabeth Doxford-Hook et al.   MIDWIFERY

Novel Application of Photogrammetry to Quantify Fascicle Orientations of Female Cadaveric Pelvic Floor Muscles

(2021) Megan R. Routzong et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Appearance of the levator ani muscle subdivisions on 3D transperineal ultrasound

(2021) Claudia Manzini et al.   Insights into Imaging

Pelvic-floor function, dysfunction, and treatment

(2021) Jörgen Quaghebeur et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Spatial distribution of smooth muscle tissue in the female pelvic floor and surrounding the urethra and vagina

(2020) Mayumi Kobayashi Kato et al.   ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Clinical Features and Associations of Descending Perineum Syndrome in 300 Adults with Constipation in Gastroenterology Referral Practice

(2020) Xiao Jing Wang et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Anatomy of the smooth muscle structure in the female anorectal anterior wall: Convergence and anterior extension of the internal anal sphincter and longitudinal muscle

(2019) Satoru Muro et al.   Colorectal Disease

Three muscle slings of the pelvic floor in women: an anatomic study

(2019) Phichaya Baramee et al.   ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Coexistence of Dense and Sparse Areas in the Longitudinal Smooth Muscle of the Anal Canal: Anatomical and Histological Analyses Inspired by Magnetic Resonance Images

(2019) Satoru Muro et al.   CLINICAL ANATOMY

Various significant connections of the male pelvic floor muscles with special reference to the anal and urethral sphincter muscles

(2019) Janyaruk Suriyut et al.   ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and Women's Health Promotion

(2018) Samantha Lawson et al.   JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY & WOMENS HEALTH

Spatial distribution of smooth muscle tissue in the male pelvic floor with special reference to the lateral extent of the rectourethralis muscle: Application to prostatectomy

(2018) Satoru Muro et al.   CLINICAL ANATOMY

Architectural differences in the anterior and middle compartments of the pelvic floor of young-adult and postmenopausal females

(2017) Yi Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Topographic Anatomy of the Anal Sphincter Complex and Levator Ani Muscle as It Relates to Intersphincteric Resection for Very Low Rectal Disease

(2016) Yuichiro Tsukada et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Descending perineum syndrome: a review of the presentation, diagnosis, and management

(2016) Zaid Chaudhry et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Relationship between levator ani and bony pelvis morphology and clinical grade of prolapse in women

(2015) Ran LI et al.   CLINICAL ANATOMY

3D Topography of the Young Adult Anal Sphincter Complex Reconstructed from Undeformed Serial Anatomical Sections

(2015) Yi Wu et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of muscle fiber directions between different levator ani muscle subdivisions: in vivo MRI measurements in women

(2014) Cornelia Betschart et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Anatomy of the pubovisceral muscle origin: Macroscopic and microscopic findings within the injury zone

(2014) Jinyong Kim et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Dynamic intersection of the longitudinal muscle and external anal sphincter in the layered structure of the anal canal posterior wall

(2013) Satoru Muro et al.   SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY

Defecation 1: Testing a hypothesis for pelvic striated muscle action to open the anorectum

(2012) P. Petros et al.   Techniques in Coloproctology

MRI Findings in Patients Considered High Risk for Pelvic Floor Injury Studied Serially After Vaginal Childbirth

(2010) Janis M. Miller et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY