[Current utility of endoanal ultrasound in the diagnosis of benign proctological disease].
Endoanal ultrasound is undoubtedly one of the major advances that has taken place in the evaluation of anorectal disease and pelvic floor disorders in the last decade. The main indications for endoanal ultrasound are evaluation of the morphology of the sphincteric apparatus in patients with fecal incontinence, the localization of perianal abscesses and fistulas, the staging of anal cancer and follow-up of squamous cell carcinoma after conservative treatment, and the study and morphological confirmation of lateral internal sphincterotomy in patients with fissure-in-ano, amongst others. In this article we review the main indications and use of endoanal ultrasound in the diagnosis of benign proctological disease.
Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Unidad de Coloproctología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain. esclapez@uv.es
José Pedro
JP
Esclapez-Valero
Stephanie
S
García-Botello
D001003:Anal Canal; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods