Incidence and diagnostic performance of ultrasound for perianal abscess or fistula-in-ano in pediatric patients with perianal inflammation.

Takahiro HosokawaYutaka TanamiYumiko SatoKyoichi DeieTetsuya IshimaruTomoko HaraRyusuke NambuKuntaro DeguchiHaruka TakeiItaru IwamaHiroshi KawashimaEiji Oguma

Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2023)

Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano were detected by ultrasound in half of the patients with perianal inflammation. Accordingly, ultrasound has an acceptable diagnostic performance for perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano.

Keyphrases

hidradenitis suppurativa
magnetic resonance imaging

oxidative stress
contrast enhanced ultrasound

rare case

computed tomography