[Expert consensus on clinical diagnosis and treatment of anorectal abscess (2025 version)].

Anorectal abscess is a common anorectal disease. In daily clinical practice, there are certain controversies regarding the clinical examination and diagnosis of anorectal abscesses, the selection of surgical methods for different types of abscesses, postoperative management, and treatment strategies for special types of anorectal abscesses.In recent years, there have been new advances in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of anorectal abscess. To promote the development of the specialty and standardize and improve the diagnosis and treatment level of specialist doctors, the Colorectal Physician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association organized experts in this field. Based on summarizing new research progress in this field at home and abroad, and after repeated discussions by expert group members, nine important clinical questions were summarized. Nineteen recommendations were formed targeting clinical diagnosis and examination strategies, surgical method selection, postoperative management, and treatment strategies for special types of anorectal abscesses, aiming to provide important guidance for specialist physicians, medical personnel, and patients who wish to understand the treatment of related diseases included in the guidelines.