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Podcast #244 - Updated Guidelines on Anorectal Emergencies

Podcast #244 - Updated Guidelines on Anorectal Emergencies

Update: 2022-08-151
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There are a variety of anorectal emergencies that present to the emergency department.  Recently, there were updated guidelines made by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST).  In this post, we review some of the updated guidelines including for anorectal abscess, perineal necrotizing fasciitis (Fournier's gangrene), bleeding anorectal varices, complicated rectal prolapse (irreducible or strangulated), and retained anorectal foreign bodies.

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Podcast #244 - Updated Guidelines on Anorectal Emergencies

Podcast #244 - Updated Guidelines on Anorectal Emergencies