Surgical treatment of giant anal condyloma in HIV patients: unanswered questions.

Vergara-Fernandez, O; Rodríguez-Díaz, Jl; de Los Monteros, A Espinosa; Fernández-Sánchez, M · Colorectal Dis · 2013

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Abstract

We are writing to comment on the article by Uribe et al., "Management on giant anal condyloma by wide local excision and anoplasty". [1] Anogenital warts are among the most common sexually transmitted diseases seen in surgical practice, they are found in up to 1.7% of the general population, but in HIV population, they range from 3 to 24.9%. It is important to realise that 78% of patients with external anogenital warts have internal lesions as well although they are unlikely to be proximal to the dentate line. [2] This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.