, David Wattchow3 and Clifford Ko4, 5 (1) Academic Surgical Unit, Monash University, Monash Health and Southern Clinical School, Dandenong, VIC, Australia (2) Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide,…
Brendon J. Coventry (ed.)Surgery: Complications, Risks and ConsequencesLower Abdominal and Perineal Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-5469-3_1 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 1. Introduction Brendon J. Coventry1 (1) Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building, North…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Fecal incontinence Transient 50–80 % Longer term/soiling (rare)a, b 1–5 % Bleeding (acute fissure formation)a 5–20 % Rare significant/serious problems Missed…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona overall 1–5 % Subcutaneous 1–5 % Systemic sepsisa 0.1–1 % Recurrence of pilonidal sinusa 5–20 % Chronic discharge 5–20 %…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona overall 1–5 % Subcutaneous 1–5 % Systemic sepsisa <0.1 % Penile swelling 50–80 % Rare significant/serious problems Bleeding/hematoma formationa …
