title: [Experiences in surgery of proctologic diseases in patients with HIV infection].
abstract: Individuals who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often suffer from disorders affecting the anorectum, but unfortunately the best kind of treatment frequently seems questionable. In a retrospective investigation we reviewed 29 HIV-positive patients with anorectal lesions who had experienced a proctologic operation. Our impression correlates with other findings according to which HIV-positive patients in advanced stages have a poorer post-operative outcome in terms of morbidity and survival than patients in an early CDC disease stage. This implies that the indication for a proctologic operation in an immunocompromised state has to be considered carefully.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stratmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lauschke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirner
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome