The Authors Reply

Chucheep Sahakitrungruang^{1

2}, Songphol Malakorn^{1

2}, Arun Rojanasakul^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Colorectal Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Comment

Chucheep Sahakitrungruang et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 1;65(1):e24.

doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002305.

Chucheep Sahakitrungruang^{1

2}, Songphol Malakorn^{1

2}, Arun Rojanasakul^{1

2}

¹ Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Colorectal Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

No abstract available

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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
Definitive Surgery on Initial Presentation for Anal Fistula Associated With Acute Anorectal Abscess: A Definite Way Forward.
Garg P, Kaur B. Garg P, et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 Jan 1;65(1):e23. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002304. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022. PMID: 34636781 No abstract available.

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