title: Treatment-Based Three-Dimensional Classification and Management of Anorectal Infections.
abstract: This article provides a current overview on clinical anatomy, pathophysiology, workup and surgical management of anorectal abscesses. Based on the three-dimensional nature of anorectal abscesses, a novel treatment-based classification is proposed. It examines the basis of a philosophic shift from simple drainage to concomitant definitive treatment of abscesses and their underlying primary fistulous trajectories. Complications are discussed specifically in this context.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. sccowboy78@gmail.com.|University of Southern California, LAC+USC Medical Center, Clinic Tower, Room 6A231-A, 1200 N. State Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. sccowboy78@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Cologne
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Ault
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D063189:Symptom Assessment