Physioanatomical relationship of the external anal sphincter to the bulbocavernosus muscle in the female

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 851-856

  Shafik, Ahmed ^a,c   Shafik, Ismail A ^a   El Sibai, Olfat ^b   Shafik, Ali A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus bulbospongiosus reflex; Electromyography; Glans clitoris; Inferior rectal nerve; Perineal body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BULBOCAVERNOSUS MUSCLE; CADAVER; CLITORIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VAGINA;

EID: 34447130777     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0246-z     Document Type: Article

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