Is FiLaC the answer for more complex perianal fistula?

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety and efficacy of fistula laser closure.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020
   Pooled it
2. Management of perianal fistula in inflammatory bowel disease: identification of prognostic factors associated with surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021
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3. Magnetic resonance imaging template to standardize reporting of anal fistulas.Techniques in coloproctology · 2021
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4. FiLaC™ as a last, sphincter-preserving resort for complex perianal fistula.Techniques in coloproctology · 2019
   Article
5. Anal fistula surgery: what are the patients expecting from the surgeon?Techniques in coloproctology · 2017
   Article

Corrections and comments

• Comment on
  Five years of experience with the FiLaC™ laser for fistula-in-ano management: long-term follow-up from a single institution.2017

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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