Congenital anorectal anomalies: MR imaging

Yutaka Sato; Kevin C Pringle; Ronald A Bergman; William T C Yuh; Wilbur L Smith; Robert T Soper; Edmund A Franken Jr

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Congenital anorectal anomalies: MR imaging

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Congenital anorectal anomalies: MR imaging

Yutaka Sato, Kevin C Pringle, Ronald A Bergman, William T C Yuh, Wilbur L Smith, Robert T Soper and Edmund A Franken Jr

Radiology, Vol.168(1), pp.157-162

1988

DOI: 10.1148/radiology.168.1.3380953

PMID: 3380953

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Abstract

Twenty-one patients with anorectal anomalies were evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. In seven preoperative patients, MR imaging demonstrated the level of atresia correctly by showing the rectal pouch and sphincter muscles. The exact location and development of the sphincter muscles were estimated and associated anomalies involving the kidneys and the spine and its contents were evaluated. In 14 postoperative patients, the location of the pulled-through intestine was examined in relation to the sphincter muscles. MR imaging demonstrated operative complications affecting rectal continence--such as a misplaced neorectum, inadvertently pulled-through mesenteric fat, and an implantation mucous retention cyst--and provided objective data for individuals with persistent incontinence after surgery who were under consideration for repeat surgery. The authors recommend MR imaging in all patients being considered for repeat procedures and in any patient without prior surgery who is suspected of having a high anomaly; any degree of sacral agenesis; or spinal, genito-urinary tract, or cloacal anomalies.

Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen

Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus

Malformations

Biological and medical sciences

Medical sciences

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Title: Subtitle: Congenital anorectal anomalies: MR imaging
Creators: Yutaka Sato - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
Kevin C Pringle - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
Ronald A Bergman - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
William T C Yuh - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
Wilbur L Smith - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
Robert T Soper - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
Edmund A Franken Jr - Univ. Iowa, dep. radiology, Iowa City IA 52242, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Radiology, Vol.168(1), pp.157-162
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.168.1.3380953
PMID: 3380953
NLM abbreviation: Radiology
ISSN: 0033-8419
eISSN: 1527-1315
Publisher: Radiological Society of North America; Oak Brook, IL
Language: English
Date published: 1988
Academic Unit: Radiology; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Record Identifier: 9984051500602771

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