A histotopographic study of the perineal body in elderly women: The surgical applicability of novel histological findings

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1423-1430

  Soga, Hideo ^c   Nagata, Ichiro ^a   Murakami, Gen ^b   Yajima, Toshihiko ^d   Takenaka, Atsushi ^c   Fujisawa, Masato ^c   Koyama, Masayasu ^e  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Iwamizawa Kojin kai Hospital   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^e Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Histology; Lateral extension; Levatorani; Perineal body; Perineorrhaphy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE MASS; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TISSUE SECTION; VAGINA;

EID: 35948956734     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0380-2     Document Type: Article

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