Outcomes of Various Interventions for First-Time Perianal Abscesses in Children

Figure 1

Flow chart of patients and treatments utilized for first-time perianal abscess (PA) in children 0–15 years old. : anorectal malformation (); Hirschsprung’s disease (); Crohn’s disease (); pilonidal abscess (); chronic anal fissure (); hemorrhoids (); no abscess found/disease inconclusive (); sarcoma (), intra-abdominal intestinal abscess (); needle incisions ().