What is it about?
How many patients with anorectal abscesses go onto to develop a fistula. Comparing the risk factors (such as Crohn's disease) for developing fistulas as well as time course.
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Why is it important?
Helps clinicians prognostic when dealing with patients with an anorectal abscess
Perspectives
This article is the largest population study to date that looks to understand the evolution of abscesses to fistula. Importantly it clarifies the role of inflammatory bowel disease and establishes other lesser known factors.
Kapil Sahnan
Imperial College London
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This page is a summary of: Natural history of anorectal sepsis, BJS, August 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10614.
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