Managing anorectal emergencies.
Patients with anorectal emergencies frequently present to their family physicians or to their local emergency department. In most cases, they can be successfully treated as outpatients. The principles of diagnosis and management of common anorectal emergencies are reviewed.
Burnstein
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University of Toronto.
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