Fecal incontinence: Transvaginal US evaluation of anatomic causes

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 529-532

  Alexander, Archie A ^a   Liu, Ji Bin ^a   Merton, Daniel A ^a   Nagle, Deborah A ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anus, abnormalities; Anus, US; Vagina, US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM FISTULA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029878606     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.2.8668806     Document Type: Article

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