Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Severity of perineal tears and deviations in perineal body anatomy: A three-dimensional ultrasound study.
Hanne Sether Lilleberg, Franziska Siafarikas, Kari Bø, Marie Ellström Engh
Published: 202510.1111/aogs.70114
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Perineal tears are classified into four degrees based on severity. Second-degree tears, which involve the muscles fusing into the perineal body, but not the anal sphincter, vary in extent and have recently been subcategorized. However,…
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