Detection of anal sphincter defects in female patients with fecal incontinence: A comparison of 3-dimensional transperineal ultrasound and 2-dimensional endoanal ultrasound

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 646-652

  Oom, Daniëlla M J ^a   West, Rachel L ^b   Schouten, W Rudolph ^a   Steensma, Anneke B ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Endoanal ultrasound; Fecal incontinence; Pelvic floor; Transperineal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

2 DIMENSIONAL ENDOANAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING; 3 DIMENSIONAL TRANSPERINEAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING; ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84863617502     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e318251dca1     Document Type: Article

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