TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rectocele A1 - Dooley-Hash, Suzanne A1 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - A rectocele is the herniation of the rectum through the posterior vaginal wall. Most small rectoceles are asymptomatic, but symptoms of introital bulging, constipation, and incomplete rectal evacuation may occur. Physical examination may reveal bulging of the posterior vaginal wall through the introitus. A thin-walled protrusion of the rectovaginal septum into the lower part of the vagina is seen on internal vaginal examination. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041679 ER -