CLINICAL GUIDELINES. Perianal abscess (K61, K61.0, K61.1, K61.2, K61.3, K61.4), adults, children
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Yu. A. ShelyginRussian Federation
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S. I. Achkasov
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Russian Federation
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M. A. Egorkin
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A. M. Kuzminov
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A. S. Lukyanov
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A. I. Moskalev
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D. E. Popov
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A. Yu. Razumovsky
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V. G. Svarich
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N. M. Stepanova
Russian Federation
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A. Yu. Titov
Russian Federation
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S. A. Frolov
Russian Federation
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S. V. Shtyrkova
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Shelygin Yu.A., Achkasov S.I., Akselrov M.A., Aliev F.S., Amirova A.K., Groshilin V.S., Egorkin M.A., Ilkanich A.Y., Kashnikov V.N., Kostarev I.V., Kostenko N.V., Kotin A.N., Kuzminov A.M., Lukyanov A.S., Moskalev A.I., Morozov D.A., Muravyov A.V., Nechai I.A., Novozhilov V.A., Popov D.E., Razumovsky A.Yu., Svarich V.G., Stepanova N.M., Titov A.Yu., Frolov S.A., Shtyrkova S.V., Shcherbakova O.V. CLINICAL GUIDELINES. Perianal abscess (K61, K61.0, K61.1, K61.2, K61.3, K61.4), adults, children. Koloproktologia. 2025;24(1):10-19. https://doi.org/10.33878/2073-7556-2025-24-1-10-19