Agreement between palpation and transperineal and endovaginal ultrasound in the diagnosis of levator ani avulsion

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-39

  van Delft, Kim W M ^a   Sultan, Abdul H ^a   Thakar, Ranee ^a   Shobeiri, S Abbas ^b   Kluivers, Kirsten B ^c  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

endovaginal ultrasound; hiatus measurements; levator ani avulsion; pelvic floor palpation; transperineal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939872173     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-014-2426-6     Document Type: Article

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