High-frequency ultrasound imaging of the anal sphincter muscles in normal subjects and patients with fecal incontinence.
Melissa Ledgerwood-LeeAli ZifanDavid C KunkelRobert SahRavinder K MittalPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)
High-frequency ultrasound imaging is a powerful tool to visualize the microstructural details of the EAS. Our studies show that damage to the EAS muscle results in the alteration of its myoarchitecture, that is, loss of muscle fascicles and increase in the muscle connective tissue.