AIMC Topic: Anal Canal

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[Preoperative anal function assessment in sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer: clinical significance and strategies].

Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Sphincter-preserving surgery has become the mainstream approach for mid-to-low rectal cancer, yet postoperative anal dysfunction (low anterior resection syndrome, LARS) occurs in 30%-50% of patients, significantly impacting quality of life. This revi...

Artificial intelligence and endoanal ultrasound: pioneering automated differentiation of benign anal and sphincter lesions.

Techniques in coloproctology
BACKGROUND: Anal injuries, such as lacerations and fissures, are challenging to diagnose because of their anatomical complexity. Endoanal ultrasound (EAUS) has proven to be a reliable tool for detailed visualization of anal structures but relies on e...

Automatic anal sphincter integrity detection from ultrasound images via convolutional neural networks.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
BACKGROUND: The anal sphincter complex comprises the anal sphincter and the U-shaped deep and superficial puborectalis muscle. As an important supporting structure of the posterior pelvic floor, together with its surrounding tissues and muscles, the ...

[A Case of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Anus Resected by Robot Assisted-APR].

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
An 81-year-old female visited a local hospital with complaints of anal pain. A tumor was found on the right side of her anus, and the histopathological diagnosis was a non-epithelial malignant tumor. Therefore, the patient was referred to our hospita...

[Laparoscopy combined with total intersphincteric resection for extremely low rectal cancer].

Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences
To investigate the feasibility and therapeutic effect of laparoscopy combined with total intersphincteric resection (Total-ISR) for extremely low rectal cancer.
 Methods: We performed laparoscopy combined with Total-ISR in 45 patients with extremely ...

[Observation of curative effect of hemorrhoids lotion on pain, edema and bleeding after anorectal surgery].

Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of Chinese herbal fumigation in the postoperative anal disease. The authors randomly divided 348 patients into treatment group and control group with 174 cases in each group. The treatment group was...

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a prospective pilot study.

Diseases of the colon and rectum
BACKGROUND: We performed a prospective pilot study of robotic-assisted laparoscopic transanal proctectomy with total mesorectal excision for the surgical treatment of rectal cancer. This study was to assess the feasibility and safety of robotic-assis...