Anal canal to pubis angle: a novel clinical ultrasound technique for the assessment of the anorectal region
| Autor: | Vik Khullar, Victoria Asfour, Giuseppe Alessandro Digesu, David Wertheim, Kayleigh Gibbs, Ruwan Fernando |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Urology
Anal Canal Context (language use) 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prolapse Ultrasound Validation medicine Humans Transperineal ultrasound Pubic Bone Ultrasonography Incontinence 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Rectum AC to pubis angle Obstetrics and Gynecology Anal canal Sagittal plane Clinical ultrasound Anorectal junction Urethra medicine.anatomical_structure Female Original Article Nuclear medicine business Fecal Incontinence |
| Zdroj: | International Urogynecology Journal |
| ISSN: | 1433-3023 0937-3462 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00192-021-04855-2 |
| Popis: | Introduction and hypothesis Posterior compartment prolapse is associated with severe morbidity including faecal incontinence and defaecation dysfunction. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a novel ultrasound marker (anal canal to pubis angle) for the assessment of the anal axis in the context of posterior compartment prolapse in women and in controls (healthy, nulliparous, non-pregnant volunteers). Methods Anal canal to pubis (AC/Pubis) angle is measured with 2D transperineal ultrasound in precisely the midsagittal plane. The image was inverted and zoomed out and the angle opened to 107° (maximum). The image includes the pubis, urethra and anal canal. The angle measurement starts from the anal canal, pivots on the anorectal junction and ends at the shadow of the pubis. Inter- and intra-observer agreement in AC/Pubis angle measurement was assessed and the angles measured in the two groups compared. Results Forty women with posterior prolapse and 17 controls were included. Close agreement was observed in inter- and intra-observer AC/Pubis angle measurements assessed with Bland-Altman analysis. AC/Pubis angle is significantly wider in prolapse patients compared to controls (t-test, p Conclusion The AC/Pubis angle is a novel validated 2D ultrasound technique for the assessment of the anorectal axis that potentially can be performed using equipment that is widely available in routine clinical practice. The AC/Pubis angle is significantly wider in prolapse patients compared to controls. |
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