Author/Editor		Kolodziejczak, Malgorzata; Stefanski, Robert; Sudol-Szopinska, Iwona; Jakubowski, Wieslaw
Title		Transrectal and transperineal sonography in the diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
Translated title		Ugotavljanje gnojnega hidradenitisa s transrektalno in transperinealno ultrazvočno preiskavo
Type		članek
Source		Radiol Oncol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 37, št. 3
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 161-5
Language		eng
Abstract		Background. The aim of this paper is to present the application of transrectal and transperineal sonographies in the differential diagnosis of the hidradenitis suppurativa with the anal fistula. Patients and methods. Transrectal and transperineal sonographies were performed in 8 patients with a clinical diagnosis of the anal fistula (6 patients) and the hidradenitis suppurativa (2 patients) in order to define precisely the relation of the inflammatory changes to the anal canal. Results. In all patients the endosonography showed the preserved structures of the anal canal and the transperineal approach proved the superficial location of lesions. Conclusions. Transrectal and transperineal sonographies are helpful in the differentiation between the hidradenitis purulenta and the anal fistula. The use of both methods enables a correct diagnosis.
Summary		Izhodišča. Namen članka je predstaviti uporabnost transrektalne in transperinealne ultrazvočne preiskave pri ugotavljanju diferencialne diagnoze gnojnega hidradenitisa z analno fistulo. Bolniki in metode. Pri 8 bolnikih, ki smo jim klinično ugotovili analno fistulo (6 bolnikov) ali gnojni hidradenitis (2 bolnika), smo naredili transrektalno in transperinealno ultrazvočno preiskavo, ker smo želeli natančneje opredeliti vnetne spremembe v analnem kanalu. Rezultati. Pri vseh bolnikih je transrektalna ultrazvočna priskava pokazala ohranjene strukture analnega kanala, transperinealna preiskava pa je potrdila superficialno lokacijo patoloških sprememb. Zaključki. Transrektalna in transperinealna ultrazvočna preiskava sta koristni za razlikovanje gnojnega hidradenitisa in analne fistule. Uporaba obeh metod omogoča natančno diagnozo.
Descriptors		HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA RECTAL FISTULA