Childbirth and incontinence: A prospective study on anal sphincter morphology and function before and early after vaginal delivery

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 387, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-107

  Willis, S ^a   Faridi, A ^a   Schelzig, S ^a   Hoelzl, F ^a   Kasperk, R ^a   Rath, W ^a   Schumpelick, V ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; Anal sphincter; Delivery; Endoanal ultrasound; Incontinence; Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; PUERPERIUM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MANOMETRY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036942423     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-002-0296-8     Document Type: Article

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