Management of fourth degree obstetric perineal tear without colostomy using non - stimulated gracilis - our experience over eleven years

Background: Although gracilis muscle transposition for faecal incontinence has been well-described method, its literature for use in obstetric perineal tear without colostomy is sparse. In this study, we have tried to analyse its use in fourth-degree obstetric perineal tears. Patients and Methods: A...

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Main Authors: Jiten Kulkarni, Anuradha J. Patil, Bhaskar Musande, Abhishek B. Bhamare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.182236