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Surgery for Anorectal Abscess

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Like many of the writers since antiquities, Hippocrates believed that anorectal infections resulted from traumatic activities including horseback riding and rowing.

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  1. LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Clinic Tower Room, 6A231-A, 1200N. State Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Adrian E. Ortega

  2. Capital Medical Center, 3900 Mall Dr. SW, Olympia, WA, 98502, USA

    Timothy F. Feldmann

  3. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, 1900W. Polk Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Ariane M. Abcarian

  4. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Herand Abcarian

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Ortega, A.E., Feldmann, T.F., Abcarian, A.M., Abcarian, H. (2017). Surgery for Anorectal Abscess. In: Abcarian, H., Cintron, J., Nelson, R. (eds) Complications of Anorectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48406-8_1

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