The clinical significance of postpartum transperineal ultrasound of the anal sphincter

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-119

  Maslovitz, Sharon ^a   Jaffa, Ariel ^a   Levin, Ishai ^a   Almog, Benjamin ^a   Lessing, Joseph B ^a   Wolman, Igal ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Anal sphincter; Flatus; Transperineal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 34548301627     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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