title: Evaluation of the efficacy of incision and drainage versus hainosankyuto treatment for perianal abscess in infants: a multicenter study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We retrospectively compared the short-term outcomes between incision and drainage (ID) and hainosankyuto (TJ-122, Tsumura & Co, Tokyo, Japan) treatment for perianal abscess (PA) in infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively examined 48 consecutive patients (median age 129 days; range 19-330 days) who presented with PA over a 3 year period. Group 1 comprised 26 patients who were treated with ID at presentation, and Group 2 comprised 22 patients who were treated with oral TJ-122 at presentation; oral treatment was continued until the disappearance of purulent discharge and resolution of induration at the abscess site.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PAs were identified in all 48 patients at presentation. The median duration of follow-up was 26 months (range 13-40 months). At presentation, there were no differences in the gender, age, birth weight, duration of symptoms, skin erosion or prevalence of diarrhea between the two groups. Purulent discharge resolved within a median period of 26 days (range 7-42 days) in Group 2, but persisted for 40 days (range 4-196 days) in Group 1. The induration resolved within a median period of 39 days (range 7-91 days) in Group 2, but persisted for 70 days (range 4-308 days) in Group 1 (p = 0.04).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TJ-122 treatment was more beneficial than ID in treating PA in infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanada
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan. sugitou.kiminobu@nihon-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kiminobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugito
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsugumichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koshinaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kawagoe Mitsui Hospital, Kawagoe, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Numazu City Hospital, Numazu, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, Toshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D060433:Administration, Ophthalmic; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004322:Drainage; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: Hainosankyuto; Incision and drainage; Infant; Perianal abscess