Should women be offered elective cesarean section in the hope of preserving pelvic floor function?
Sand
Peter K
PK
Division of Urogynecology, Evanston Continence Center, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, IL 60201, USA. p_sand@northwestern.edu
D001003:Anal Canal / Q000293:injuries; D002585:Cesarean Section; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000293:injuries; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000517:prevention & control; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000517:prevention & control