ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2011
Idiopathic fistula-in-ano.
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Fistulotomy or fistulectomy and primary sphincteroplasty for anal fistula (FIPS): a systematic review.Techniques in coloproctology · 2015Pooled it
- Overview of anal fistula and systematic review of ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT).Techniques in coloproctology · 2014Pooled it
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- Influence of seton configuration, thickness, and laxity on patient comfort in chronic perianal fistula: a prospective comparative study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
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- Development of a new patient-reported outcome measure for complex cryptoglandular fistulas (20-Item complex cryptoglandular fistula questionnaireJournal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
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- Would Surgeons Like to Be Submitted to Anal Fistulotomy? An International Web-Based Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Effects of an anal fistula plug on anal function after surgery for treatment of a trans-sphincteric anal fistula.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Observational
- Loose combined cutting seton for patients with high intersphincteric fistula: a retrospective study.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Fistulotomy and primary sphincteroplasty for anal fistula: long-term data on continence and patient satisfaction.Techniques in coloproctology · 2019Article
- Experimental porcine model of complex fistula-in-ano.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Article
- Fistula-tract Laser Closure (FiLaC™): long-term results and new operative strategies.Techniques in coloproctology · 2015Observational
- Modern management of anal fistula.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Review
- Treatment of Fistula-In-Ano with Fistula Plug - a Review Under Special Consideration of the Technique.Frontiers in surgery · 2015Review
- Biomaterials in the treatment of anal fistula: hope or hype?Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2014Review
- Chronic arthritis of the hip joint: an unusual complication of an inadequately treated fistula-in-ano.BMJ case reports · 2014Article
- The treatment of anal fistulas with biologically derived products: is innovation better than conventional surgical treatment? An update.Techniques in coloproctology · 2013Review
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Abstract
Fistula-in-ano is the most common form of perineal sepsis. Typically, a fistula includes an internal opening, a track, and an external opening. The external opening might acutely appear following infection and/or an abscess, or more insiduously in a chronic manner. Management includes control of infection, assessment of the fistulous track in relation to the anal sphincter muscle, and finally, definitive treatment of the fistula. Fistulotomy was the most commonly used mode of management, but concerns about post-fistulotomy incontinence prompted the use of sphincter preserving techniques such as advancement flaps, fibrin glue, collagen fistula plug, ligation of the intersphincteric fistula track, and stem cells. Many descriptive and comparative studies have evaluated these different techniques with variable outcomes. The lack of consistent results, level I evidence, or long-term follow-up, as well as the heterogeneity of fistula pathology has prevented a definitive treatment algorithm. This article will review the most commonly available modalities and techniques for managing idiopathic fistula-in-ano.
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