Morbid obesity adversely impacts pelvic floor function in females seeking attention for weight loss surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2096-2103

  Wasserberg, Nir ^a   Haney, Mark ^a   Petrone, Patrizio ^a   Ritter, Manfred ^a   Emami, Claudia ^a   Rosca, Jason ^a   Siegmund, Kim ^a   Kaufman, Howard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fecal incontinence; Morbid obesity; Pelvic floor disorders; Pelvic organ prolapse; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PELVIC FLOOR; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 37249032781     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9058-6     Document Type: Article

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