Quantifying the extent of fistulotomy. How much sphincter can we safely divide? A three-dimensional endosonographic study

Marina Garcés Albir,Stephanie García-Botello,Pedro Esclapez-Valero,Ángel Sanahuja-Santafé,Juan Raga-Vázquez,Alejandro Espí-Macías,Joaquín Ortega-Serrano

Quantifying the extent of fistulotomy. How much sphincter can we safely divide? A three-dimensional endosonographic study

2012

Marina Garcés Albir
Stephanie García-Botello
Pedro Esclapez-Valero
Ángel Sanahuja-Santafé
Juan Raga-Vázquez
Alejandro Espí-Macías
Joaquín Ortega-Serrano

Purpose To quantify the longitudinal division of the internal anal sphincter (IAS) and external anal sphincter (EAS) after fistulotomy using three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound (3D-EAUS) and correlate the results with postoperative faecal incontinence.

Keywords:

External anal sphincter
General surgery
Medicine
Fistulotomy
Internal anal sphincter
Sphincter
Endoanal ultrasound
Internal medicine
Hepatology
Surgery

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