The symptomatic patient typically shows up with one or more of the following (from the most common to the rarest):
- Vaginal bulge or foreign-body sensation
- Chronic constipation
- Vaginal digitation (digital assistance through the vagina for defecation)
- Straining at stool
- Sensation of incomplete bowel emptying
- Faecal incontinence
Depicting a rectocele in pelvic floor ultrasound is feasible:
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