The effects of age and childbirth on anal sphincter function and morphology in 999 symptomatic female patients with colorectal dysfunction

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 286-293

  Boyle, D J ^a   Knowles, C H ^a   Murphy, J ^a   Bhan, C ^a   Williams, N S ^a   Scott, S M ^a   Lunniss, P J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Anal spincter; Anorectal physiology; Childbirth; Constipation; Fecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE ENDING; PARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUDENDAL NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SENSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANAL CANAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSTIPATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PARITY; PUDENDAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859775200     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31823fe7f1     Document Type: Article

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