The prevalence of occult obstetric anal sphincter injury following childbirth - Literature review

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 547-554

  Johnson, J K ^a   Lindow, S W ^a   Duthie, G S ^b  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter damage or injury; Childbirth; Occult trauma; Pregnancy or delivery; Transanal ultrasound or endoanal ultrasound examination

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPARA; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ANAL CANAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 34547660179     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701412917     Document Type: Review

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