0
A 32-year-old woman with a history of Crohn’s disease presents with pain of 3 days’ duration and swelling in the perianal region. Computed tomography confirms an ischiorectal abscess with transsphincteric fistula. In addition to draining the abscess, what is the best next step in management?
There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
Citation
"" ASCRS Question Bank, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Question-Bank/3717221/all/Anorectal_Disease. Accessed 20 April 2026.
ASCRS Question Bank. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Question-Bank/3717221/all/Anorectal_Disease. Accessed April 20, 2026.
In ASCRS Question Bank https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Question-Bank/3717221/all/Anorectal_Disease
[Internet]. In: ASCRS Question Bank. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Question-Bank/3717221/all/Anorectal_Disease.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 -
ID - 3717221
BT - ASCRS Question Bank
UR - https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Question-Bank/3717221/all/Anorectal_Disease
DB - ASCRS U
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
ASCRS Question Bank

