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Anal fistula Diagnostic study of choice
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MRI is the gold standard imaging study to know about fistula anatomy. Indications are recurrent fistulas and complex fistulas.
Diagnostic study of choice
Diagnostic study of choice
MRI is the gold standard imaging study to know about fistula anatomy.
Indications:_The_BMJ-1|[1][2][3]
- Recurrent fistulas
- Primary fistulas that appear to be complex after examination under anesthesia or endoanal ultrasound.
References
References
- _The_BMJ_1-0|↑ “Management of anal fistula | The BMJ”.
- ↑ Halligan S, Stoker J (2006). “Imaging of fistula in ano”. Radiology. 239 (1): 18–33. doi:10.1148/radiol.2391041043. PMID 16567481.
- ↑ Siddiqui MR, Ashrafian H, Tozer P, Daulatzai N, Burling D, Hart A, Athanasiou T, Phillips RK (2012). “A diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis of endoanal ultrasound and MRI for perianal fistula assessment”. Dis. Colon Rectum. 55 (5): 576–85. doi:10.1097/DCR.0b013e318249d26c. PMID 22513437.
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