Reproducibility of the anorectal angle with transperineal ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The anorectal angle (ARA) has been assessed with different imaging methods and its measurement has traditionally been based on defecography or magnetic resonance studies. Different ultrasound methodologies have also been used for ARA assessment and have been validated as alternatives for the ARA measurement, such as three-dimensional (3D) endovaginal ultrasound and 3D transperineal ultrasound. 3D transperineal ultrasound does not require the introduction of ultrasound transducers inside the anal canal. Therefore, it is reasonable to think that the use of transperineal ultrasound can provide more reproducible ARA measurements, something that has not been established by 3D endovaginal probe or defecography. Our objective is to determine the intraobserver and interobserver

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Mejido JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006120 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature