Preferred Name | Rectocele | |
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A Rectocele results from a tear in the rectovaginal septum (which is normally a tough, fibrous, sheet-like divider between the rectum and vagina). Rectal tissue bulges through this tear and into the vagina as a hernia. There are two main causes of this tear: childbirth, and hysterectomy. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100822 |
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creation_date |
2011-06-09T05:07:41Z |
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UMLS:C0149771 SNOMEDCT_US:62730001 ICD-9:618.04 SNOMEDCT_US:447072005 |
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definition |
A Rectocele results from a tear in the rectovaginal septum (which is normally a tough, fibrous, sheet-like divider between the rectum and vagina). Rectal tissue bulges through this tear and into the vagina as a hernia. There are two main causes of this tear: childbirth, and hysterectomy. |
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human_phenotype |
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HP:0100822 |
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label |
Rectocele |
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notation |
HP:0100822 |
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Rectocele |
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