Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
Brooke Gurland, Gaurav Khatri, Roopa Ram, Tracy L. Hull, Ervin Kocjancic, Lieschen H. Quiroz, Rania Farouk El Sayed, Kedar Jambhekar, Victoria Chernyak, Raj Mohan Paspulati, Vipul Sheth, Ari Steiner, Amita Kamath, S. Abbas Shobeiri, Milena M. Weinstein, Liliana Bordeianou, Jennifer M. Ayscue, Pedro Basilio, Victoria Chernyak, Rania Farouk El Sayed, Brooke Gurland, Cynthia Hall, Karin Herrmann, Kedar Jambhekar, Andreas M. Kaiser, Amita Kamath, Gaurav Khatri, Erin Kocjancic, Khashayar Rafatzand, Luz M. Rodriguez, Kavita Mishra, Leila Neshatian, Erin O’Neill, Albert Parlade, Raj Mohan Paspulati, Roopa Ram, Vipul Sheth, Ari Steiner, Raveen Syan, Amber Traugott
Abstract
The Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium (PFDC) is a multidisciplinary organization of colorectal surgeons, urogynecologists, urologists, gynecologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, physiotherapists, and other advanced care practitioners. Specialists from these fields are all dedicated to the diagnosis and management of patients with pelvic floor conditions, but they approach, evaluate, and treat such patients with their own unique perspectives given the differences in their respective training. The PFDC was formed to bridge gaps and enable collaboration between these specialties. The goal of the PFDC is to develop and evaluate educational programs, create clinical guidelines and algorithms, and promote high quality of care in this unique patient population. The recommendations included in this article represent the work of the PFDC Working Group on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pelvic Floor Disorders (members listed alphabetically in Table 1). The objective was to generate inclusive, rather than prescriptive, guidance for all practitioners, irrespective of discipline, involved in the evaluation and treatment of patients with pelvic floor disorders.