Role of MRI in Preoperative and Postoperative Evaluation of Anorectal Malformation | ||||
| SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences | ||||
| Article 63, Volume 7, Issue 2, July 2024, Page 704-713 PDF (557.69 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/svuijm.2024.234765.1689 | ||||
 View on SCiNiTO | ||||
| Authors | ||||
Gehad Mostafa Sayed  1; Ahmed Okasha Mohamed 1; Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa 2; Abd Alraheem Hussein Ali1
| ||||
| 1Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are among the most common congenital defects seen in pediatric surgery, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 2000 to 1 in 5000 live births. Identification of malformation type and level is essential for the postnatal care of children with ARM. Objectives: To assess the role of MRI in preoperative and postoperative evaluation of anorectal malformation. Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in the diagnostic radiology department at Qena University Hospital. It was performed on 30 cases of anorectal malformation patients; and all of them were subjected to MRI for preoperative or postoperative evaluation. Results: A total of 30 anorectal malformation patients were included in this study, 19 patients presented by anterior ectopic anus(63.3%) and 11 patients presented by imperforated anus (36.7%). The study detected anatomical malformation pre-operative and detected degree of correction of this malformation and the postoperative complication. Conclusion: MRI provided elaborate anatomical details which were well correlated with the operative findings. MRI is the single imaging modality which can answer all these aspects of ARM accurately in a single sitting and without use of any ionizing radiation to child. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Anorectal malformation; Preoperative; Postoperative | ||||
|
Statistics Article View: 190 PDF Download: 177 |
||||
