Effect of vaginal delivery on endosonographic anal sphincter morphology

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Starck, Marianne ^a   Bohe, Måns ^a   Valentin, Lil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Anal sphincter defects; Ultrasonography; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; THICKNESS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEXNER INCONTINENCE SCORE;

EID: 33846185127     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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