Clinical consequences of vaginal delivery with midline episiotomy and anal sphincter tear on anal continence in primiparae;Klinische auswirkungen der geburt mit medianer episiotomie und analer sphinkterverletzung auf die stuhlkontinenz bei primiparae

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-223

  Franz, H B G ^a,c   Benda, N ^b   Gonser, M ^a   Backert I T ^a   Jehle, E C ^c  

^a Universitats Frauenklinik

^b Inst F Medizinische Biometrie

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Anal sphincter tear; Delivery; Fecal incontinence; Midline episiotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANOMETRY; NEURAL INHIBITION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REFLEX; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031981478     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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