Does levator avulsion cause distension of the genital hiatus and perineal body?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1161-1165

  Volloyhaug, I ^a   Wong, V ^b   Shek, K L ^b   Dietz, H P ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

4D ultrasound; Levator avulsion; Pelvic floor muscle; Pelvic organ prolapse; POP Q

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENITAL HIATUS DISTENSION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM; LEVATOR AVULSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PERINEAL BODY DISTENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROC CURVE; VULVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886852792     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1993-7     Document Type: Article

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