Endoanal ultrasound findings and fecal incontinence symptoms in women with and without recognized anal sphincter tears

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1394-1401

  Richter, Holly E ^a   Fielding, Julia R ^b   Bradley, Catherine S ^b   Handa, Victoria L ^b   Fine, Paul ^b   FitzGerald, Mary Pat ^b   Visco, Anthony ^b   Wald, Arnold ^b   Hakim, Christiane ^b   Wei, J T ^b   Weber, Anne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE SEVERITY INDEX; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33845389822     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000246799.53458.bc     Document Type: Article

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