Anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery - An argument for cesarean section on request?

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 379-387

  Faridi, Andree ^a   Willis, Stefan ^a   Schelzig, Petra ^a   Siggelkow, Wulf ^a   Schumpelick, Volker ^a   Rath, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Anal sphincter injury; Elective cesarean section on request; Episiotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MANOMETRY; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036032456     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2002.059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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