Does water delivery affect pelvic floor? Ultrasound evaluation of perineal function

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Mistrangelo, Emanuela ^a   Gaggero, Chiara R ^a   Nadalini, Chiara ^a   Mancuso, Sara G ^a   Esposito, Francesca ^a   Morano, Sandra ^a   Costantini, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor; Perineal ultrasound; Urethral mobility; Water delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETHRA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VALSALVA MANEUVER; WATER DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; URETHRA;

EID: 34347399659     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0322-8     Document Type: Article

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