Symptoms of anal and urinary incontinence following cesarean section or spontaneous vaginal delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 512.e1-512.e7

  Altman, Daniel ^a,b   Ekström, Åsa ^b   Forsgren, Catharina ^b   Nordenstam, Johan ^c   Zetterström, Jan ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Sweden Karolinska Institutet Department of Clinical Sciences Danderyd Hospital Stressrehab FoU Danderyd   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean section; incontinence; observational; vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GAS INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 35548954171     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.083     Document Type: Article

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