Immediate Treatment of Anal Fistula Presenting With Acute Abscess: Is It Time to Revisit?

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Peter Bruce Loder et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 1;64(4):371-372.

doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001925.

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Intersphincteric Exploration With Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract or Attempted Closure of Internal Opening for Acute Anorectal Abscesses.
Rojanasakul A, Booning N, Huimin L, Pongpirul K, Sahakitrungruang C. Rojanasakul A, et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 Apr 1;64(4):438-445. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001867. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021. PMID: 33394781

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