The effects of mediolateral episiotomy on pelvic floor function after vaginal delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 669-673

  Sartore, Andrea ^a   De Seta, Francesco ^a   Maso, Gianpaolo ^a   Pregazzi, Roberto ^a   Grimaldi, Eva ^a   Guaschino, Secondo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROFLOWMETRY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUERPERAL DISORDER; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; DYSPAREUNIA; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PELVIC FLOOR; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 2342512299     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000119223.04441.c9     Document Type: Article

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