Ultrasonographic anatomy of perineal structures during pregnancy and immediately following obstetric injury

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 527-534

  Orno A K ^a,b   Marsal K ^a   Herbst, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Obstetric injury; Perineal tear; Perineum; Ultrasound; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER TEAR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149151413     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6122     Document Type: Article

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