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The management of anorectal disease in HIV-positive patients

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Topics in Colorectal Disease

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Moderator: Mr. Allen-Mersh: Anorectal disease is the most frequent reason for surgical referral of HIV-positive patients in our hospital [1]. In the UK the incidence of anorectal disease is about 14-fold more common in HIV-positive male homosexuals than in the age and sex-matched general population. This is due to the combination of immune deficiency with the sexually transmitted diseases associated with anoreceptive intercourse. Surgeons within inner city hospitals have gradually learned how to manage these conditions from experience over the past decade of the HIV epidemic. This symposium brings together surgeons from hospitals with large HIV-positive populations to discuss some of the more frequent problems which arise in management of anorectal disease in HIV-positive patients. We start by discussing staff safety when treating HIV-positive patients, and go on to consider management of the more common anorectal conditions associated with these patients.

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Nicholls, R.J., Mortensen, N.J.M., Northover, J.M.A. (1991). The management of anorectal disease in HIV-positive patients. In: Nicholls, R.J., Mortensen, N.J.M., Northover, J.M.A. (eds) Topics in Colorectal Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76281-9_24

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