Endosonographic characteristics of the anal sphincter complex in primigravid Sri Lankan women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-250

  Mayooran, V ^a,b   Deen, K I ^a   Wijesinghe, P S ^a   Pathmeswaran, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology College of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Endosonography; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; WARD;

EID: 23744511180     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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