Anal endosonography and its role in assessing the incontinent patient

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-173

  Thakar, Ranee ^a   Sultan, Abdul H ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Anal ultrasound; Faecal incontinence; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obstetric trauma; Perineal ultrasound; Vaginal endosonography

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 1542286182     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2003.09.007     Document Type: Review

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