Affiliation:
1. ASST Monza, Ospedale San Gerardo Monza Italy
2. IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa Italy
3. University of Milano‐Bicocca Monza Italy
4. Monza and Brianza Child and Mother Foundation Monza Italy
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveTo present clinical and instrumental sequelae after obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), evaluating correlations between intrapartum severity of lesions, postpartum symptoms, and sonographic and manometric findings; outcomes during subsequent deliveries were also evaluated.MethodsThis retrospective study evaluated all consecutive women who sustained an OASIS between 2015 and 2020. Postpartum symptoms, anorectal manometry (ARM), and three‐dimensional endoanal ultrasonography (3D‐EAUS) were analyzed.ResultsA total of 107 women underwent OASIS primary repair; 84 (78.5%) of them were asymptomatic after 1 month. The presence and severity of symptoms showed a great correlation with instrumental outcomes in terms of maximum resting pressure, squeeze pressure increment (SPI), circumferential extension of defect for both external anal sphincter (EAS) and internal anal sphincter (IAS), and EAS, IAS and total Starck scores. There was a significant correlation between ARM and 3D‐EAUS findings, with the exception of SPI, for which the abnormalities were not predictable based on EAUS results.ConclusionBoth ARM and EAUS findings after OASIS are directly related to each other, and associated with symptoms. These instrumental tools may be useful for OASIS assessment and counseling.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology,General Medicine
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