MRI-enema for the assessment of pelvic intestinal anastomotic integrity.

Guy Henry Thomas WorleyDavid BurlingAlison CorrSusan ClarkRachel Baldwin-ClelandOmar FaizJohn Jenkins

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)

MRI-enema is a feasible and tolerable alternative to WSCE and offers greater anatomical detail in the context of pelvic intestinal anastomotic leak. Larger prospective studies are required to define its potential role in the UK National Health Service.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
cross sectional
magnetic resonance
case control