Open AccessAnal Sphincter Defects Correlation Between Endoanal Ultrasound and Surgery
Author(s) -
K.I. Deen,
Dinesh Kumar,
John G. Williams,
J. Olliff,
M. R. B. Keighley
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199308000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , endoanal ultrasound , internal anal sphincter , sphincter , external anal sphincter , fecal incontinence , urethral sphincter , anal sphincter , ultrasound , surgery , radiology , anal canal , urology , urethra , rectum
This study was performed to (1) correlate and sphincter defects, identified by endoanal ultrasound with operative findings, and (2) define the appearance of such sphincter defects as seen at operation.