Study of the levator ani muscle in the multipara: Role of levator dysfunction in defecation disorders

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-192

  Shafik, A ^a   El Sibai, O ^a  

^a NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; INJURY; MANOMETRY; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PAIN; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; URINATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036005688     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610120113391     Document Type: Article

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