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  • Thumbnail for Rectal prolapse
    (rectopexy), or resection (a portion removed), or both. Trans-anal (endo-anal) procedures are also described where access to the internal rectum is gained...
    87 KB (9,594 words) - 18:58, 16 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ptosis (eyelid)
    success rate. The levator resection and advancement surgery should only be considered for patients who are experiencing a levator function less than...
    30 KB (3,461 words) - 17:38, 4 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Superior tarsal muscle
    the levator palpebrae superioris muscle that helps to raise the upper eyelid. The superior tarsal muscle originates on the underside of levator palpebrae...
    5 KB (518 words) - 14:37, 21 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Graves' ophthalmopathy
    appearance and the ocular surface exposure symptoms. Marginal myotomy of levator palpebrae muscle can reduce the palpebral fissure height by 2–3 mm. When...
    29 KB (2,836 words) - 04:03, 24 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fecal incontinence
    long-term constipation, then stretch injury can damage the nerves supplying levator ani. The pudendal nerve is especially vulnerable to irreversible damage...
    70 KB (7,891 words) - 02:00, 26 May 2024
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    muscles of the nose include the procerus, nasalis, depressor septi nasi, levator labii superioris alaeque nasi, and the orbicularis oris of the mouth. As...
    78 KB (9,094 words) - 12:29, 17 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Clitoris
    intersex operations. "The first treatments for clitoromegaly were simply resection of the clitoris. Later, it was understood that the clitoris glans and...
    204 KB (18,393 words) - 08:55, 19 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Urinary incontinence
    commonly happens after prostate surgery. Prostatectomy, transurethral resection of the prostate, prostate brachytherapy, and radiotherapy can all damage...
    64 KB (7,214 words) - 00:58, 6 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rhinoplasty
    cancerous nasal skin can cause the loss of skin and internal support cartilage; such resections (surgical removal) usually are via the Mohs' chemosurgical...
    117 KB (15,823 words) - 23:40, 25 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Shoulder impingement syndrome
    rotation of the scapula, consists of the trapezius, serratus anterior, levator scapulae, and rhomboid muscles and attach to the medial, superior, and...
    26 KB (2,939 words) - 13:33, 18 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Defecography
    straining". Defecation normally involves a relaxation of the pelvic floor (levator ani), leading to descent of the perineum. After straining, the opposite...
    10 KB (1,105 words) - 07:51, 6 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Anorectal manometry
    presence of megarectum. Functional anorectal pain includes disorders such as levator ani syndrome, proctalgia fugax and unspecified functional anorectal syndrome...
    25 KB (2,580 words) - 16:37, 16 May 2024