Table 3.

Summary of treatments for mucocutaneous separation (MCS)

Type of treatment	Indications	Drawbacks
Non-operative management	Superficial or small deep MCS	Risk of infections Risk of enlargement of MCS Patient discomfort
Emergency surgical treatment	Deep MCS with signs of intra-abdominal contamination	Risk of surgical complications (infections, recurrence, ischemia) Risk of non-surgical complications
Elective surgical treatment	Superficial MCS after failure of conservative treatment because: circumferential MCS sign of severe infections severely symptomatic patients Deep MCS without signs of intra-abdominal contamination	Risk of surgical and non-surgical complications