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Anogenital Distance and Perineal Measurements of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) Quantification System
Published on: September 20, 2018
[Severe obstetrical injuries and anal incontinence]
1Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika 1. LF UK a FN Na Bulovce, Praha. jozef.zahumensky@gmail.com
Objective:
Commentary to article.
Subject:
Review article.
Setting:
Gynecological and obstetrical clinic, First Faculty of Medicine and Faculty hospital Bulovka, Prague.
Subject And Method:
A summary of findings of the newest studies indicated on Medline.
Conclusion:
The problem of anal incontinence has a significant impact on the quality of life after its occurence and has an incidence of about 1.4% of the population. One of the risk factors is vaginal delivery. The prevalence of postpartal anal incontinence was found in one individual study to be 3-29%, the differences are certainly based on the type of questions. The same fluctuations and prevalence of anal sphincter injuries in one individual study was from 1.6 to 26.9%. The problem calls for a simple classification of obstetrical injuries and lacks a recommended approach to preventing and providing care for women with obstetrical injuries of the anal muscle sphincter.
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