For the patient in the preceding question, appropriate management includes which of the following?
A. Division of the tissues over the probe with electrocautery, leaving the wound open to heal by secondary intention
B. Division of the tissues over the probe with electrocautery, closing the wound using a pedicled skin flap
C. Division of the internal anal sphincter using electrocautery, encircling the external sphincter with a seton
D. Proximal diverting colostomy and antibiotics
Answer:C
For the patient in the preceding question, appropriate management includes which of the following?
A. Division of the tissues over the probe with electrocautery, leaving the wound open to heal by secondary intention B. Division of the tissues over the probe with electrocautery, closing the wound using a pedicled skin flap C. Division of the internal anal sphincter using electrocautery, encircling the external sphincter with a seton D. Proximal diverting colostomy and antibiotics