Use of endoanal ultrasound as complimentary evaluation for detection of anal sphincter injury after vaginal birth
Purpose: Anal sphincter injury after delivery is the main factor in the pathogenesis of fecal incontinence. Clinical obvious and specific injury to anal canal sphincter is seen in 3% of vaginal deliveries. There are many women who do not have a clear and specific laceration but they are damaged by s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300995 |