Episiotomy and perineal tears presumed to be imminent: The influence on the urethral pressure profile, analmanometric and other pelvic floor findings - Follow-up study of a randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-71

  Dannecker, Christian ^a   Hillemanns, Peter ^a   Strauss, Alexander ^a   Hasbargen, Uwe ^a   Hepp, Hermann ^a   Anthuber, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analmanometry; Episiotomy; Pelvic floor; Perineal tears; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANOMETRY; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URETHRA; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 13144269591     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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