Figure 2.
High abscesses. 1, supralevator; 2, submucosal/intermuscular. Low abscesses. 3, intersphincteric; 4, ischiorectal; 5, perianal. (Illustration provided by Russell K. Pearl, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago.)
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