title: Endoanal ultrasound-guided needle drainage of intersphincteric abscess.
abstract: Traditional management of intersphincteric abscess is by incision and drainage involving division of fibres of the internal sphincter. Here, a less invasive method is described. Three patients with intersphincteric abscess identified by endoanal sonography were treated by ultrasound-guided needle aspiration under anaesthesia. None of the patients had complications or required postoperative wound care. All patients remained asymptomatic at a mean follow-up of 15.7 months (range, 12-18 months). Endoanal ultrasound-guided aspiration is a simple and safe method for the treatment of intersphincteric abscess.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Surgery of the Royal London Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giordano
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D014463:Ultrasonography