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Anorectal Emergencies

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Anorectal emergencies comprise a wide variety of diseases that share commons symptoms, that is, anorectal pain or bleeding, and might require immediate management. For these reasons, making a correct differential diagnosis is crucial. An incorrect recognition is frequent for anorectal diseases, and it is demonstrated that a delayed diagnosis is frequently related to an adverse outcome. Based on a throughout revision of the available literature, this chapter aims to improve the knowledge and the awareness on this specific topic and to provide a useful tool for every physician dealing with anorectal emergencies.

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Tarasconi, A., Perrone, G. (2023). Anorectal Emergencies. In: Coccolini, F., Catena, F. (eds) Textbook of Emergency General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22599-4_86

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