fistula-in-ano (anorectal fistula)
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Etiology
Clinical manifestations
- chronic purulent drainage
- cyclical pain associated with abscess reaccumulation
- intermittent spontaneous decompression
Management
- surgical consulation
- see Crohn's disease for treatment of perirectal fistula & & perirectal abscess in oatients with Crohn's disease
More general terms
References
- ↑ Whiteford MH, Kilkenny J 3rd, Hyman N, Buie WD, Cohen J, Orsay C, Dunn G, Perry WB, Ellis CN, Rakinic J, Gregorcyk S, Shellito P, Nelson R, Tjandra JJ, Newstead G; The Standards Practice Task Force; The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised). Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Jul;48(7):1337-42. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15933794 <Internet> http://www.fascrs.org/associations/1843/files/pp_0705.pdf