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ReviewLa Tunisie medicale2024

Sarra Ben Azouz, Nour Elleuch, Wafa Dahmeni, Eya Hammami, Ahlem Braham, Hanene Jaziri, Aida Ben Slema, Mehdi Ksiaa, Ali Jmaa

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Review in La Tunisie medicale, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sarra Ben AzouzDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Nour ElleuchDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Wafa DahmeniDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Eya HammamiDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Ahlem BrahamDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Hanene JaziriDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Aida Ben SlemaDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mehdi KsiaaDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Ali JmaaDepartment of gastroenterology, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTreatment of complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease remains a challenge especially after the failure of Infliximab.

aimUpdate on the different therapeutic alternatives for anal fistula in Crohn's disease after failure of Infliximab.

methodsA research in the medical literature on PubMed and Google Scholar was carried out. We included cohort studies, reviews and randomized double-blinded therapeutic trials. Case reports and fundamental research studies have been excluded.

resultsAnti-TNF therapy, notably Infliximab remain the therapeutic option of choice. Since Infliximab efficacy has been estimated at 60%, with a significant loss-of response rate, new therapeutic strategies have been evaluated and may offer new opportunities for the management of anal fistulas: for example, Ustekinumab could be effective after failure of anti-TNF therapy, although further studies are required. Recent guidelines suggest that injection of mesenchymal stem cells is an effective and safe treatment for complex fistulas. Other surgical options have been proposed, such as endorectal advancement flap, fibrin glue injection, anal fistula plug and ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract, but all with limited and debatable efficacy. Given the failure rate of all these options, new strategies are currently being evaluated.

conclusionAnal fistulas in Crohn's disease are a real therapeutic challenge. New medical and surgical therapies are currently being evaluated, with promising results.

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Crohn DiseaseGastrointestinal AgentsInfliximabRectal FistulaTreatment FailureHumansGastrointestinal AgentsInfliximabAnoperineal Crohn’s diseasefailurefistulaInfliximabtreatment

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PMID38746955
PMCPMC11358811

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