Levator Ani Defects is a structural anomaly characterized by a disruption in the continuity of the levator ani muscle, typically resulting from obstetric injury, and identified through pelvic floor ultrasound imaging as a loss of normal muscle architecture that compromises pelvic organ support.
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Levator Ani Muscle Defects
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Sphincter denervation in anorectal incontinence and rectal prolapse.
A G Parks, Michael Swash, H Urich · Gut · 1977 · 552 citations · Full text
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