Overlapping compared with end-to-end repair of third-and fourth-degree obstetric anal sphincter tears: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-24

  Farrell, Scott A ^a   Gilmour, Donna ^a   Turnbull, Geoffrey K ^a   Schmidt, Matthias H ^a   Baskett, Thomas F ^a   Flowerdew, Gordon ^a   Fanning, Cora A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAXON; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPHINCTER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954077307     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181e366ef     Document Type: Article

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