Anatomy of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-419

  Corton, Marlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Levator ani muscles; Pelvic connective tissue; Pelvic floor; Prevesical space; Retropubic space; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; CHILDBIRTH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYSTOSCOPY; DEFECATION DISORDER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; URETER INJURY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS;

EID: 70449625617     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2009.09.002     Document Type: Review

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