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Secondary repair of severe chronic fourth-degree perineal tear due to obstetric trauma

Obstetric injury is the commonest cause of anal incontinence. We report a case of anal incontinence as a result of severe chronic fourth-degree perineal tear secondary to birthing with complete disruption of the perineum. Secondary repair consisting of an anterior sphincter repair and levatorplasty...

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Autores principales: Weledji, Elroy P., Elong, Adolphe, Verla, Vincent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24876506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju034