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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug;47(4):341-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00748.x.

Avulsion of the pubovisceral muscle associated with large vaginal tear after normal vaginal delivery at term

Hans Peter Dietz  1 , Alec V L Gillespie, Pramod Phadke
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Avulsion of the pubovisceral muscle associated with large vaginal tear after normal vaginal delivery at term

Hans Peter Dietz et al. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Trauma to the levator ani muscle commonly occurs during vaginal childbirth and is associated with female pelvic organ prolapse in later life. To date, such trauma was thought to be occult. We present a case of intrapartum diagnosis of levator avulsion in a patient who suffered a large vaginal tear at the time of a normal vaginal delivery at term.

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  • Pubovisceral muscle avulsion.
    Petros P. Petros P. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Feb;48(1):124. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00814.x. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008. PMID: 18275587 No abstract available.

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