Re: The evolution of levator ani muscle trauma over the first 9 months after vaginal birth

José Antonio García-Mejido^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Valme University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.

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José Antonio García-Mejido. Neurourol Urodyn. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;41(4):1046-1047.

doi: 10.1002/nau.24910. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

José Antonio García-Mejido^{1

2}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Valme University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.

No abstract available

Keywords: 4D translabial ultrasound; avulsion; hematoma; levator ani; pelvic floor; vaginal birth.

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The evolution of levator ani muscle trauma over the first 9 months after vaginal birth.
Kreft M, Cai P, Furrer E, Richter A, Zimmermann R, Kimmich N. Kreft M, et al. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Sep;33(9):2445-2453. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-05034-z. Epub 2022 Jan 16. Int Urogynecol J. 2022. PMID: 35034163

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