ArticleInternational journal of surgery protocols2025
External validation of the modified Parks classification of cryptoglandular anal fistula to predict failure of healing: the protocol for a retrospective analysis.
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- Transperineal ultrasonography with a high-frequency probe and a three-dimensional end-fire probe for imaging perianal abscesses and locating the internal openings of anal fistulas.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2026Article
- Histological architecture of the intersphincteric region of the anal canal: implications for the anatomical basis of anal fistula pathways.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: There are multiple surgical options such as fistulotomy and fistulectomy to treat anal fistula (AF), yet treatment failure rates can be as high as 50%. In 1976, Parks Methods: A retrospective cohort design will be used and patients with cryptoglandular anal fistula who had preoperative MRI will be consecutively enrolled. Patients will be categorized according to the modified Parks classification. We will use descriptive analysis to describe imaging and clinical data. Moreover, logistic regression will be employed to develop a predictive model for recurrence. A Discussion: Patient with cryptoglandular AF often experience recurrent disease. Modified Parks classification integrates risk factors to guide management. This retrospective study is the first to externally validate Parks classification using MRI findings.
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