Anatomy and physiology of the female perineal body with relevance to obstetrical injury and repair

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 321-334

  Woodman, Patrick J ^a,c   Graney, Daniel O ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central tendon; Episiorrhaphy; Episiotomy; Incontinence; Perineal body; Perineum

Indexed keywords

EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; OBSTETRICS; ORGASM; PELVIS SURGERY; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECTUM; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; RUPTURE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0036352824     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10034     Document Type: Review

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