Is the histomorphological concept of the female pelvic floor and its changes due to age and vaginal delivery correct?

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-50

  Jundt, Katharina ^a   Kiening, Marion ^a   Fischer, Petra ^b   Bergauer, Florian ^a   Rauch, Elisabeth ^a   Janni, Wolfgang ^a   Peschers, Ursula ^a   Dimpfl, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Biopsy; Histology; Levator ani muscle; Myogenic and neurogenic changes; Parity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROPATHY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; SEX ROLE; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SEX FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 11144245242     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20080     Document Type: Article

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