Open AccessPredictive accuracy of Goodsall’s rule for fistula-in-ano
Author(s) -
Umesh Jayarajah,
Dharmabandhu Nandadeva Samarasekera
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v62i2.8474
Subject(s) - medical journal , medicine , ceylon , sri lanka , relevance (law) , alternative medicine , family medicine , library science , law , pathology , south asia , ancient history , political science , computer science , history
Successful treatment of fistula-in-ano is sometimes challenging due to difficulty in recognising the internal opening and the course of the fistula tract. Although Goodsall’s rule was accepted in the past, as a method to determine the course of the fistula, recent data have shown conflicting results.
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