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Ischio-anal fossa

Known as: ISCHIORECTAL FOSSA, Fossa ischioanalis, Ischioanal Fossa 
A tetrahedral region of adipose tissue located in the ischiorectal region with its base between the tuberosity of the ischium and the lower end of… 
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Anal part of perineumBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

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Anatomical compartment

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Left side of ischio-anal fossaPostanal spaceRight side of ischio-anal fossa

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2018
2018
Solitary fibrous tumor of the ischioanal fossa—a multidisciplinary approach to management with radiologic-pathologic correlation
Review
2008
Review
2008
Giant anterior sacral meningocele presenting as bacterial meningitis in a previously healthy adult.
Meningocele may be asymptomatic and incidentally discovered. Presenting as a retrorectal mass, sacral meningocele may produce… 
2007
2007
Abscess formation at the ischiorectal fossa 7 months after the application of a synthetic transobturator sling for stress urinary incontinence in a type II diabetic woman
A 50-year-old diabetic woman was referred to our unit because of high fever, foul-smelling vaginal discharge and pain in the leg… 
2002
2002
Individual variations in aging of the male urethral rhabdosphincter in Japanese
Although the degenerative changes with aging of the male urethral rhabdosphincter (URS) have been investigated, its individual… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Surgical anatomy of the somatic terminal innervation to the anal and urethral sphincters: role in anal and urethral surgery.
1997
1997
MR imaging of anorectal Crohn disease: a pictorial essay.
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has proved useful in the evaluation of perianal and perirectal lesions resulting from Crohn… 
1985
1985
Computed tomography of prostatic and bladder rhabdomyosarcomas.
Rhabdomyosarcoma represents the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. The CT findings in five patients with pelvic… 
1985
1985
Prostatic abscess evaluated by serial computed tomography
Prostatic abscess appears on computed tomography (CT) as multiple, well-demarcated fluid collections within the prostate gland… 
1985
1985
Computed tomography of epithelial neoplasms of the anal canal.
Twenty-five patients with squamous-cell or cloacogenic carcinomas of the rectum were evaluated by computed tomography (CT). Seven… 
1968
1968
Proprioception by the ischio-meropodite region in legs of the crab Carcinus mediterraneus C.
I. Afferent impulses have been recorded extracellularly from the isolated sensory nerves of the two myochordotonal (MCO… 
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