Are sphincter defects the cause of anal incontinence after vaginal delivery? Results of a prospective study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 590-596

  Abramowitz, Laurent ^a   Sobhani, Iradj ^a,b   Ganansia, Roland ^c   Vuagnat, Albert ^d   Benifla, Jean Louis ^b   Darai, Emile ^b   Madelenat, Patrick ^b   Mignon, Michel ^a  

^a Serv de Gastroenterologie   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Léopold Bellan Hospital   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Childbirth, Sphincter disruption; Endosonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PERINEUM INJURY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0034030855     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02235567     Document Type: Article

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