Does avulsion of the puborectalis muscle affect bladder function?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 967-972

  Dietz, H P ^a   Kirby, A ^a   Shek, K L ^a   Bedwell, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Avulsion; Birth trauma; Female pelvic organ prolapse; Levator ani; Translabial ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROCELE; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; NOCTURIA; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 67650626432     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0882-1     Document Type: Article

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