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**Location of anal fistula. | **Location of anal fistula. | ||
**Signs and symptoms of abscess. | **Signs and symptoms of abscess. | ||
*Main stay of therapy is surgical management but antibiotics are given in the following condition:<ref name="pmid15933794">{{cite journal |vauthors=Whiteford MH, Kilkenny J, Hyman N, Buie WD, Cohen J, Orsay C, Dunn G, Perry WB, Ellis CN, Rakinic J, Gregorcyk S, Shellito P, Nelson R, Tjandra JJ, Newstead G |title=Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised) |journal=Dis. Colon Rectum |volume=48 |issue=7 |pages=1337–42 |year=2005 |pmid=15933794 |doi=10.1007/s10350-005-0055-3 |url=}}</ref | *Main stay of therapy is surgical management but antibiotics are given in the following condition:<ref name="pmid15933794">{{cite journal |vauthors=Whiteford MH, Kilkenny J, Hyman N, Buie WD, Cohen J, Orsay C, Dunn G, Perry WB, Ellis CN, Rakinic J, Gregorcyk S, Shellito P, Nelson R, Tjandra JJ, Newstead G |title=Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised) |journal=Dis. Colon Rectum |volume=48 |issue=7 |pages=1337–42 |year=2005 |pmid=15933794 |doi=10.1007/s10350-005-0055-3 |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Immunosuppression | **Immunosuppression | ||
**Diabetes | **Diabetes | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Pharmocotherapy
- Empiric therapy for anal fistula depends on following factors:
- Location of anal fistula.
- Signs and symptoms of abscess.
- Main stay of therapy is surgical management but antibiotics are given in the following condition:[1]
- Immunosuppression
- Diabetes
- Extensive cellulitis
- Prosthetic devices
- High-risk cardiac patient
References
- ↑ Whiteford MH, Kilkenny J, Hyman N, Buie WD, Cohen J, Orsay C, Dunn G, Perry WB, Ellis CN, Rakinic J, Gregorcyk S, Shellito P, Nelson R, Tjandra JJ, Newstead G (2005). "Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised)". Dis. Colon Rectum. 48 (7): 1337–42. doi:10.1007/s10350-005-0055-3. PMID 15933794.