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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a relatively new diagnostic tool that generates images of sections of the body taken in any plane. We report the use of MRI as a tool to plan surgical procedures in patients with imperforate anus, imaging the pelvis and lumbosacral spine in the sagittal, transverse, and coronal planes. MRI clearly reveals the extent of the pelvic musculature even in patients with severe sacral agenesis. MRI is extremely useful in assessing patients under consideration for reoperation, clearly demonstrating the relationship between the pulled through colon and the "striated muscle complex." A very useful addition is the ability, on the same study, to detect previously unsuspected anomalies such as tethered cord, lipoma of the filum terminale, and renal dysplasia. We conclude that MRI is a very useful examination in selected patients with imperforate anus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-3468
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
571-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Magnetic resonance imaging as an adjunct to planning an anorectal pull-through.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article