Occult anal sphincter trauma following randomized forceps and vacuum delivery

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-119

  Sultan, A H ^a,b   Johanson, R B ^a   Carter, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Anal sphincter; Anal ultrasound; Forceps; Vacuum extractor; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MANOMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 0032510632     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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