Enlargement of the levator hiatus in female pelvic organ prolapse: Cause or effect?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-78

  Andrew, Bronwyn P ^a   Shek, Ka L ^a   Chantarasorn, Varisara ^a   Dietz, Hans P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; female pelvic organ prolapse; levator hiatus; prolapse surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LEVATOR HIATAL ENLARGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MESH; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASOUND;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874111176     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12026     Document Type: Article

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