Magnetic resonance imaging of perianal fistulas: Predictive value for Parks classification and identification of the internal opening

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 340-345

  Holzer, B ^a   Rosen, H R ^a   Urban, M ^a   Anzbock W ^a   Schiessel, R ^a   Hruby, W ^a  

^a DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fistula; Internal opening; Magnetic resonance imaging; Parks classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0034534359     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2000.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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