title: [Anal endosonography in the diagnosis of anal neoplasm].
abstract: Anal endosonography is a highly accurate imaging method in the diagnosis of rectal carcinoma. Its ability to visualise the layered structure of the anal canal enables local staging of the tumour of the anal canal. Also, the assessment of the perirectal tissues by means of endosonography, is useful in visualisation of enlarged lymph nodes. In patients after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, anal endosonography is used as the follow-up examination.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Diagnostyki Obrazowej, Wojewódzki Szpital Bródnowski, II Wydział Lekarski AM w Warszawie. mdyvonne@poczta.wp.pl
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sudoł-Szopińska
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szczepkowski
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jakubowski
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging