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Pelvic Floor- After months of pelvic physical therapy, a patient returns to the office with the chief complaint of difficulty with defecation. She is found to have a rectocele on examination. What condition should be ruled out prior to recommending rectocele repair?
- A 54-year-old woman presents with reports of rectal and vaginal pain that has been present for at least 4 months. She reports worsened pain with defecation, reports no constipation, and states the pain is also present with prolonged sitting. She mentions that there is always discomfort but these actions exacerbate the pain for several hours. On examination, she has minimal benign appearing skin tags, no anal fissure is present, and digital rectal examination is painful upon palpation of the puborectalis and levator muscles. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis and colonoscopy are unremarkable. The most appropriate next step in treatment is to
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Anorectal Disease- You evaluate a patient with a 3-month history of pruritis ani. Examination reveals perianal erythema and excoriation. You treat the patient with dietary modification and calamine-zinc barrier. The patient returns in 3 months reporting no symptomatic improvement. What is the next step in management?
- A 28-year-old woman with perianal Crohn’s disease is referred for evaluation for perianal itching. On examination, she has large bilateral anal skin tags that are painless to palpation. What is the most appropriate treatment?
- A 55-year-old man presents with multiple perianal and anal canal condylomas. The patient undergoes an examination under anesthesia and excision. Which of the following techniques is most appropriate?
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