Search for dissertations about: "Anal sphincter tears"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Anal sphincter tears.
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1. Endosonography of the anal spincter in women with particular reference to obstetric sphincter tears
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the endosonographic morphology of the anal sphincter in women, to establish an endosonographic sphincter defect score and to relate it to anal incontinence and anal sphincter pressure. A further aim was to determine intra-observer and inter-observer agreement in detection of endosonographic anal sphincter defects. READ MORE
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2. Anal incontinence and obstetric sphincter tears
Abstract : PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of anal incontinence (AI) in primiparous women five years after their first delivery; to investigate if an 8-12 hour time delay of primary repair affects AI at 1-year follow-up; to study the association between endoanal ultrasonography and anorectal manometry in relation to AI in primiparous women; to evaluate whether an endoanal ultrasonographic derived sphincter length-index correlates to subjective AI. METHODS: Primiparous women were prospectively followed with questionnaires before the pregnancy, at 5 and 9 months, and 5 years after the delivery. READ MORE
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3. ULTRASOUND STUDIES ON PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOLOGY AND OBSTETRIC PERINEAL TEARS
Abstract : Repair of obstetric perineal tears is one of the most frequent procedures in surgical practice. Despite repair such tears may result in anal and urinary incontinence and prolapses of the pelvic floor, problems in need of surgical repair later in life. READ MORE
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4. Sphincter injuries and anal incontinence after vaginal delivery : a clinical and physiological study
Abstract : Objective: To investigate the frequency and degree of anal incontinence after vaginal delivery in primiparous women, to determine risk factors for obstetric sphincter tears and to evaluate outcome of primary repair, to evaluate perineal body measurement (PBM) in patients with obstetric sphincter injuries, to study anal sphincter morphology and function before and after delivery, and to evaluate primiparous women who had sustained a sphincter tear or developed anal incontinence after delivery. Methods: Questionnaires regarding anal incontinence before pregnancy, at five and nine months after delivery were used. READ MORE
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5. Clinical and epidemiological aspects of obesity during pregnancy and the puerperium
Abstract : Objective: To study different aspects of obesity during pregnancy, birth and the puerperium. Paper I is an intervention study of obese pregnant women. Paper II compares fatty acid (FA) patterns in breast milk and neonates ́ plasma phospholipids in normal-weight mothers and an intervention group of obese mothers. READ MORE