Bharucha AE
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· 15 papers in corpus
· active 2007-2021
Study types
- review 1
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- chronic_pelvic_pain 1
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- Gebhart JB 7
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- Zinsmeister AR 6
- Melton LJ 3rd 6
- Babalola EO 3
- Klingele CJ 3
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- Blandon RE 1
- Atkinson EJ 1
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2021
Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders (FGIDs) result from central and peripheral mechanisms, cause chronic remitting-relapsing symptoms, and are associated with comorbid conditions and impaired quality of life. This article reviews sex…
review
2016
Although pelvic pain is a symptom of several structural anorectal and pelvic disorders (eg, anal fissure, endometriosis, and pelvic inflammatory disease), this comprehensive review will focus on the 3 most common nonstructural, or functiona…
2016
Although abdominal pain is a symptom of several structural gastrointestinal disorders (eg, peptic ulcer disease), this comprehensive review will focus on the 4 most common nonstructural, or functional, disorders associated with abdominal pa…
2016
BackgroundDefecatory disorders (DD) are defined by clinical and objective features of impaired rectal evacuation. The epidemiology of DD in the population is unknown, partly because many constipated patients do not undergo anorectal tests. …
2013
ObjectiveTo compare the risk of subsequent oophorectomy among women who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications and those who did not.MethodsUsing Rochester Epidemiology Project resources, we compared the risk of oophorectomy through …
2012
BackgroundWhile bowel and bladder dysfunction are recognized consequences of a radical hysterectomy, the effects of a simple hysterectomy on anorectal sensorimotor functions, particularly rectal sensation, vary among studies and the effects…
2012
Nonrelaxing pelvic floor dysfunction is not widely recognized. Unlike in pelvic floor disorders caused by relaxed muscles (eg, pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence, both of which often are identified readily), women affected by non…
2010
2010
Background & aimsAge, diarrhea, and certain chronic illnesses are risk factors for fecal incontinence (FI). However, the contribution of obstetric injury to the development of FI later in life is unclear. We sought to better understand the …
2010
BackgroundWhile pelvic floor dysfunction may manifest with bladder or bowel symptoms, the relationship between functional defecatory disorders and dysfunctional voiding is unclear. Our hypothesis was that patients with defecatory disorders …
2009
ObjectiveHaving demonstrated that prior history of prolapse was a risk factor for pelvic floor repair procedures after hysterectomy, the objective of this study was to assess medical risk factors for pelvic floor repair after hysterectomy.M…
2008
Several organic and functional disorders of the urinary bladder, reproductive tract, anorectum, and the pelvic floor musculature cause pelvic pain. This article describes functional disorders in which chronic pelvic and anorectal pain canno…
2008
To describe trends in the utilization of surgical procedures for pelvic organ prolapse among women in Olmsted County, MN, we retrospectively identified all county residents undergoing pelvic organ prolapse repair from January 1, 1965 throug…
2007
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess temporal trends for hysterectomy among Olmsted County, Minnesota women.Study designUsing the Rochester Epidemiology Project database, we identified all county residents undergoing a hysterect…
2007
ObjectiveTo assess long-term fracture risk after hysterectomy, with or without oophorectomy.DesignPopulation-based, cohort study.SettingOlmsted County, Minnesota.Patient(s)Women residing in Olmsted County (n = 9,258) who underwent hysterect…