Society guideline links: Anal abscess and anal fistula

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Crohn disease in adults".)

International

●World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)-American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST): Guidelines on anorectal emergencies (2021)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan to assess inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the acute setting unless there is suspicion of a complication (obstruction, perforation, abscess) or a non-IBD etiology for abdominal symptoms (updated 2021)

●Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG): Clinical practice guideline for the medical management of perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease – The Toronto consensus (2018)

United States

●American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS): Clinical practice guideline for the management of anorectal abscess, fistula-in-ano, and rectovaginal fistula (2022)

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on anorectal disease (2021)

●American Gastroenterological Association (AGA): Clinical practice guidelines on the medical management of moderate to severe luminal and perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease (2021)

●World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)-American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST): Guidelines on anorectal emergencies (2021)

●ASCRS: Clinical practice guideline for ambulatory anorectal surgery (2015)