Disturbed anal sphincter function following vaginal delivery.
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Disturbed anal sphincter function following vaginal delivery.
BACKGROUND Recently interest in idiopathic (neurogenic) faecal incontinence has swung from denervation of the external anal sphincter to the internal sphincter. AIMS To evaluate the effects of vaginal delivery on the internal sphincter. SUBJECTS 1372 mothers were studied antenatally and 1202 were accepted into the study. METHODS Sphincter pressures were measured antenatally, in the early ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.1.120