Anal sphincter defects and bowel symptoms in women with and without recognized anal sphincter trauma

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1450-1454

  Nichols, Catherine M ^a   Nam, Marie ^a   Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan ^b   Lamb, Elizabeth H ^a   Currie, Nancy ^a  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (India)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Anal sphincter injury; Bowel symptoms; Endoanal ultrasonography; Perineal laceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LACERATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LACERATIONS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646111429     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.059     Document Type: Article

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