Impact of mode of delivery on levator morphology: A prospective observational study with three-dimensional ultrasound early in the postpartum period

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-61

  Albrich, S B ^a   Laterza, R M ^a   Skala, C ^a   Salvatore, S ^b   Koelbl, H ^a   Naumann, G ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; levator ani defect; three dimensional ultrasound; vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR STAGE 1; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SPONTANEOUS PLACENTAL DELIVERY; ULTRASOUND; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83655167239     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03152.x     Document Type: Article

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