Anorectal function testing and anal endosonography in the diagnostic work-up of patients with primary pelvic organ prolapse

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Groenendijk, Annette G ^a   Birnie, Erwin ^b,c   Boeckxstaens, Guy E ^b   Roovers, Jan Paul W ^b   Bonsel, Gouke J ^b,c  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal function testing; Defecation disorders; Endosonography; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

DEFECATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 58149084886     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000187650     Document Type: Article

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