Clinical and Radiological Study of Fistula in Ano in Tertiary Care Centre and Management

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Fistula-in-ano form a good majority of treatable benign lesions of the rectum and anal canal. About 90% or soof these cases are end results of crypto glandular infections.Materials and Methods: Patient placed in the lateral position and the external opening of the fistula is identified and cannulated,and saline is injected. The patient is then placed in a supine position in magnetic resonance (MR) gantry.Results: Clinical examination less accurate to detect internal opening while MR fistulogram could detect most of the internalopenings which were confirmed in surgical findings.