Cochrane · systematic review · CD011482

Imaging modalities for the detection of posterior pelvic floor disorders in women with obstructed defaecation syndrome

van Gruting, IM A, Stankiewicz, A, Thakar, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

ColorectalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
18
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
6
Included studies
NR
No studies 6 · 33.3%Ungraded 1 · 5.6%Very low 1 · 5.6%Low 4 · 22.2%Moderate 0 · 0%High 6 · 33.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Summary of findings: Diagnostic test accuracy of imaging for diagnosis of posterior pelvic floor disorders in women with ODS

Population: 1
18 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Test
no estimate extracted5 participantsUngraded
Rectocele
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
EP
no estimate extracted34 studies · 1737 participantsHigh
MRI
no estimate extracted19 studies · 659 participantsHigh
TPUS
no estimate extracted11 studies · 988 participantsHigh
EVUS
no estimate extracted2 studies · 454 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
DAE
no estimate extracted2 studies · 99 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
EDF
no estimate extracted4 studies · 169 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Enterocele
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intussusception
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Anismus
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
EFD
no estimate extracted4 studies · 169 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
PFD
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Risk of bias (QUADAS‐2)
no estimate extracted7 studies · 8 participantsHigh
Applicability (QUADAS‐2)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Heterogeneity
no estimate extractedNRHigh
Sensitivity analysis
no estimate extracted2010 participantsHigh
Conclusion
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness