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Diagnosis of Cystocele by Clinical Examination a New Technique, the De Alwis Positions
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical review and case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9565
DOI - 10.33140/jcrc.04.11.06
Subject(s) - supine position , medicine , position (finance) , physical examination , surgery , finance , economics
Objectives: To diagnose the cystocele and compare with the standard methods of the past.Methods: Over a period of ten years, the cystocele was examined in the supine position, the left lateral position and the DeAlwis positions, purely as clinical methods of examination.Conclusion: The findings were that the supine and left lateral positions, displayed the cystocele adequately, but the DeAlwis technique gave a better assessment of the descent of the bladder, the cervix and the rectocele, that could be measuredin relation to the inferior border of the pubic bone, instead of the hymenal ring which was mobile and not suitable to beconsidered for accurate measurements.

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