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Evaluation of the anal canal and rectum has traditionally relied on digital examination, anoscopy, and rigid or flexible proctosigmoidoscopy. The introduction of imaging methods, particularly endoluminal ultrasonography, has brought a greater degree of objectivity to the evaluation of the anorectum.

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Kim, D.G., Wong, W.D. (2011). Endoluminal Ultrasound. In: Beck, D.E., Roberts, P.L., Saclarides, T.J., Senagore, A.J., Stamos, M.J., Wexner, S.D. (eds) The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1584-9_7

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