Prevalence of pubovisceral muscle avulsion in a general gynecology cohort: A computed tomography (CT) study

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 359-362

  Derpapas, Alexandros ^a   Digesu, Alessandro G ^a   Hamady, Mohamad ^a   Gallo, Pasquale ^a   Dell'Utri, Chiara ^a   Vijaya, Gopalan ^a   Khullar, Vik ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT; levator ani muscle; pelvic floor; prevalence; pubovisceral muscle avulsion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR STAGE 2; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; PUBIC BONE; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; PUBOVISCERAL MUSCLE AVULSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; URETHRA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876406239     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.22307     Document Type: Article

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