Injuries to the levator ani in unexplained, chronic pelvic pain

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 828-831

  Quinn, M ^a,b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Levator ani injuries; Negative laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEVATOR ANI INJURY; MUSCLE INJURY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NULLIPARA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 37549046035     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701710096     Document Type: Article

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