1. Rechberger T, Uldbjerg N, Oxlund H (1988) Connective tissue changes in the cervix during normal pregnancy and pregnancy complicated by a cervical incompetence. Obstets Gynecol. 71:563–567
2. Brunenieks I, Pekarska K, Kasyanov V, Groma V (2017) Biomechanical and morphological peculiarities of the rectum in patients with obstructed defecation syndrome. Rom J Morphol Embryol 58(4):1193–1200 (PMID: 29556608)
3. Ren XH, Yaseen SM, Cao YL, Liu WC, Shrestha S, Ding Z, Wu YH, Zheng KY, Qian Q, Jiang CQ (2016) A transanal procedure using TST STARR plus for the treatment of obstructed defecation syndrome: ‘A mid-term study.’ Int J Surg 32:58–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.06.039
4. Siri S, Zhao Y, Maier F, Pierce DM, Feng B (2020) The macro- and micro-mechanics of the colon and rectum I: experimental evidence saeed. Bioengineering. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering7040130
5. Abendstein B, Brugger BA, Furtschegger A, Rieger M, Petros PE (2008) Role of the uterosacral ligaments in the causation of rectal intussusception, abnormal bowel emptying, and fecal incontinence-a prospective study. Pelviperineology 27:118–121