Anal sphincter trauma and anal incontinence in urogynecological patients

Guzmán Rojas RA 1 , Kamisan Atan I 2 , Shek KL 2 , Dietz HP 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Departamento de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana - Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
  • 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sydney Medical School Nepean, University of Sydney, Penrith, Australia
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 2015 Sep;46(3):363-6.
PMID: 25766889 DOI: 10.1002/uog.14845

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of evidence of residual obstetric anal sphincter injury, to evaluate its association with anal incontinence (AI) and to establish minimal diagnostic criteria for significant (residual) external anal sphincter (EAS) trauma.

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