Diagnosis of anal sphincter tears by postpartum endosonography to predict fecal incontinence

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 643-647

  Faltin, Daniel L ^a   Boulvain, Michel ^a   Irion, Olivier ^a   Bretones, Stéphane ^a   Stan, Catalin ^a   Weil, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034081212     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00631-6     Document Type: Article

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