Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39876881›Full record

ArticleWorld journal of radiology2025

High-resolution direct magnetic resonance imaging fistulography with hydrogen peroxide for diagnosing anorectal fistula: A preliminary retrospective study.

Can-Can Chang, Long-Hu Qiao, Zhen-Qi Zhang, Xiao Tian, Yu Zhang, Wen-Wen Cheng, Xia Wang, Qing Yang

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in World journal of radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Can-Can ChangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Long-Hu QiaoDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Zhen-Qi ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Xiao TianDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Wen-Wen ChengDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Xia WangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Bozhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bozhou 236800, Anhui Province, China.
Qing YangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Anqing Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Anqing 246000, Anhui Province, China. 56469225@qq.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFistula-in-ano is an abnormal tunnel formation linking the anal canal with the perineum and perianal skin. Multiple imagining methods are available to evaluate it, among which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most advanced noninvasive preoperative method. However, it is limited in its visualization function.

aimTo investigate the use of intraluminal MRI for perianal fistulas

methodsWe mixed 3% hydrogen peroxide (HP) with gadolinium for HPMRI fistulography, retrospectively analyzing 60 cases of complex/recurrent fistula-in-ano using physical examination, trans-perineal ultrasonography (TPUS), low-spatial-resolution MRI, and high-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography. We assessed detection rates of fistula tracks, internal openings, their relationship with anal sphincters, and perianal abscesses using statistical analyses, including interobserver agreement (Kappa statistic), and compared results with intraoperative findings.

resultsSurgical confirmation in 60 cases showed that high-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography provided superior detection rates for internal openings (153) and fistula tracks (162) compared to physical exams, TPUS, and low-spatial-resolution MRI (

conclusionHigh-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography enhances the visualization of recurrent and complex fistula-in-ano, including branched fistulas, allowing for precise planning and improved surgical outcomes.

Indexed as

FistulographyHydrogen peroxideKey fistula-in-anoMagnetic resonance imagingPerianal abscess

Identifiers

PMID39876881
PMCPMC11755908

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.