Video-based course (recorded 2015)

"Perianal anatomy and imaging techniques"
Speaker: Karin Horsthuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Learning objective:
• to understand anal canal anatomy.
• to become familiar with state-of-the-art protocols for imaging the anal canal.
• to learn about normal variants which mimic anal disease.

"Perianal fistula disease: the basics"
Speaker: Steve Halligan (London, United Kingdom)
Learning objectives:
• to understand the pathophysiology and classification of perianal fistula disease.
• to become familiar with the role of US and MRI in assessing fistula disease.
• to learn about the basic reporting of fistula disease.

"Perianal fistula disease: advanced"
Speaker: Francesca Maccioni (Rome, Italy)
Learning objectives:
• to lean about complex perianal fistula disease, particularly in Crohn’s disease.
• to understand the role of imaging in patient follow-up and treatment monitoring.
• to learn about benign inflammatory conditions which may affect the anal canal, including hydradenitis and pilonidal disease and how they are differentiated from perianal fistulae.