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Title: [Perianal ultrasound]. Author: Dietrich CF, Barreiros AP, Nuernberg D, Schreiber-Dietrich DG, Ignee A. Journal: Z Gastroenterol; 2008 Jun; 46(6):625-30. PubMed ID: 18537090. Abstract: Perianal and perineal ultrasound is an effective but rarely applied diagnostic modality. Transmural inflammation, fistula and abscesses in patients with inflammatory bowel disease can be delineated and perirectal tumours can be staged. The method is complementary to endorectal ultrasound. Also oblique transsphincteric fistula can be displayed in detail.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]