Anorectal emergencies
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The term ‘anorectal emergencies’ covers a range of disorders that present distressing symptoms for patients, impact quality of life, and sometimes require immediate treatment. Diagnosis should be quick and early, so that the appropriate treatment can be initiated immediately in the emergency room. Many anorectal disorders, such as fissures, fistulas, anal abscesses and hemorrhoids, are diagnosed clinically, and knowledge of the signs, symptoms and forms of presentation of these disorders is thus of fundamental importance. This article aims, therefore, to describe the main anorectal emergencies, including etiology, diagnosis and management, as a guide for clinical conduct in relation to such emergencies.
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