Actinomycosis is a rare but easily curable infection that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of perianal fistulizing disease. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman with complex perianal fistulae, including trans-sphincteric and suprasphincteric fistulous tracts and a rectovaginal fistula, requiring multiple abscess drainages, seton placement, and antibiotic courses, with li...

Anorectal malformations remain a challenging topic in pediatric surgery, known since antiquity. In our paper we expose the main descriptions and therapeutic approaches of imperforate anus and perianal fistula through the works of the ancient Greek and Byzantine physicians.

Abstract Background Perianal sepsis and fistulas are common lesions. Fistula-in-ano is a tedious problem because of high recurrence rates severe unexpected complications postoperatively. Many imaging modalities used to evaluate this area. Magnetic resonance (MRI) has been considered the gold standard procedure for perianal fistula assessment, i.e., it provides surgeon with an accurate roadmap s...

Forty-seven-year-old woman with Sjögren's syndrome had been operated on because of transsphincteric perianal fistula secondary to perianal abscess. Vaginal wall injury occurred during the course of the operation and injured tissue was repaired primarily. Three months later, patient suffered from the recurrence of perianal fistula symptoms and fistulectomy was performed once again under antibiot...

In 1808 the French medical faculty was re-established, with teaching of both clinical medicine and surgery. In 1686, Louis XIV of France (1638 – 1715) – The Sun King – developed a perianal abscess that after a series of failed treatment attempts, including with the use of a red-hot iron, developed into an anal fistula. The doctors were powerless, and after several months of cogitation the king ...

PURPOSE Recently, a number of studies have reported positive results from the nonoperative management of fistula-in-ano in infancy, although it has not been of use in all patients. The purpose of this study was to discern the effective treatment methods of fistula-in-ano in infants. METHODS A retrospective review was done of 310 children who required operative management for fistula-in-ano or...

Abscess and perirectal fistulas are common in humans but not so in animals. Fistulas located in tissues surrounding the anus are usually described in the course of furunculosis in dogs. This study presents the case of a one-year-old cat in which two rectocutaneous fistulas had formed. This process was a result of the chronic inflammation of tissues around the base of the tail due to the drainag...

BACKGROUND This study assessed the ethnic differences of perianal abscess between Bedouin and the general population in southern region of Israel. Israeli-born Arabs have much less colorectal cancer than Israeli-born Jews. It is not clear whether other colorectal diseases have the same ethnic occurrence. METHOD This is a retrospective case series of patients who had perianal abscess. Patients...

BACKGROUND Perianal abscess which can lead to a devastating complications. The management of perianal abscess involves incision and drainage by different methods one of them is packing the cavity. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim is using Corrugate Rubber drain as an alternative to other methods. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was an observational retrospective review of 137 'case series' of patie...