Valsalva test: a new method to evaluate postpartum anal sphincter function by perineal ultrasound.

J Med Ultrason (2001)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Social Insurance Chuo General Hospital, 3-22-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-0073, Japan.

Published: July 2014

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