Aspiration Treatment of Perianal Abscess

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare aspiration and oral antibiotics with surgical incision in the treatment of perianal abscesses in terms of recurrence and subsequent fistula formation. Included patients will be randomised to either aspiration or incision.

Timeline

Start

2015-10

Primary completion

2020-06

Completion

2020-06

Publications

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• Background Hamalainen KP, Sainio AP. Incidence of fistulas after drainage of acute anorectal abscesses. Dis Colon Rectum. 1998 Nov;41(11):1357-61; discussion 1361-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02237048.
• Background Kovalcik PJ, Peniston RL, Cross GH. Anorectal abscess. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1979 Dec;149(6):884-6.
• Background Read DR, Abcarian H. A prospective survey of 474 patients with anorectal abscess. Dis Colon Rectum. 1979 Nov-Dec;22(8):566-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02587008.
• Background Vasilevsky CA, Gordon PH. The incidence of recurrent abscesses or fistula-in-ano following anorectal suppuration. Dis Colon Rectum. 1984 Feb;27(2):126-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02553995.
• Background Cox SW, Senagore AJ, Luchtefeld MA, Mazier WP. Outcome after incision and drainage with fistulotomy for ischiorectal abscess. Am Surg. 1997 Aug;63(8):686-9.
• Background Chrabot CM, Prasad ML, Abcarian H. Recurrent anorectal abscesses. Dis Colon Rectum. 1983 Feb;26(2):105-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02562586.
• Background Malik AI, Nelson RL, Tou S. Incision and drainage of perianal abscess with or without treatment of anal fistula. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jul 7;2010(7):CD006827. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006827.pub2.
• Background Rickard MJ. Anal abscesses and fistulas. ANZ J Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb;75(1-2):64-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03280.x.
• Background Beck DE, Fazio VW, Lavery IC, Jagelman DG, Weakley FL. Catheter drainage of ischiorectal abscesses. South Med J. 1988 Apr;81(4):444-6. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198804000-00008.
• Background Kyle S, Isbister WH. Management of anorectal abscesses: comparison between traditional incision and packing and de Pezzer catheter drainage. Aust N Z J Surg. 1990 Feb;60(2):129-31.
• Background Kronborg O, Olsen H. Incision and drainage v. incision, curettage and suture under antibiotic cover in anorectal abscess. A randomized study with 3-year follow-up. Acta Chir Scand. 1984;150(8):689-92.
• Background Isbister WH. A simple method for the management of anorectal abscess. Aust N Z J Surg. 1987 Oct;57(10):771-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1987.tb01259.x.
• Background Mortensen J, Kraglund K, Klaerke M, Jaeger G, Svane S, Bone J. Primary suture of anorectal abscess. A randomized study comparing treatment with clindamycin vs. clindamycin and Gentacoll. Dis Colon Rectum. 1995 Apr;38(4):398-401. doi: 10.1007/BF02054229.
• Background Lohsiriwat V, Yodying H, Lohsiriwat D. Incidence and factors influencing the development of fistula-in-ano after incision and drainage of perianal abscesses. J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Jan;93(1):61-5.
• Background Devaraj B, Khabassi S, Cosman BC. Recent smoking is a risk factor for anal abscess and fistula. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Jun;54(6):681-5. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31820e7c7a.
• Background Hamadani A, Haigh PI, Liu IL, Abbas MA. Who is at risk for developing chronic anal fistula or recurrent anal sepsis after initial perianal abscess? Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Feb;52(2):217-21. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819a5c52.
• Background Smieja M. Current indications for the use of clindamycin: A critical review. Can J Infect Dis. 1998 Jan;9(1):22-8. doi: 10.1155/1998/538090.
• Background Stevens DL, Bisno AL, Chambers HF, Everett ED, Dellinger P, Goldstein EJ, Gorbach SL, Hirschmann JV, Kaplan EL, Montoya JG, Wade JC; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Nov 15;41(10):1373-406. doi: 10.1086/497143. Epub 2005 Oct 14. No abstract available.
• Sorensen KM, Moller S, Qvist N. Needle aspiration treatment vs. incision of acute simple perianal abscess: randomized controlled study. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Mar;36(3):581-588. doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-03845-6. Epub 2021 Jan 15.

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