Valsalva test: a new method to evaluate postpartum anal sphincter function by perineal ultrasound.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan. mikichama720@yahoo.co.jp.
Miki
M
Goto
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan.
Saeko
S
Higuchi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan.
Naoko
N
Yamamoto
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan.
Ken
K
Sakamaki
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan.
Koichi
K
Kobayashi
D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010502:Perineum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
Anal sphincter defect; Perineal ultrasound; Postpartum; Valsalva test