Open AccessSimple fistula-in-ano: is it all simple? A systematic review
Author(s) -
Francesco Litta,
Angelo Parello,
Lorenzo Ferri,
Núria Ortega,
Angelo Alessandro Marra,
Raffaele Orefice,
Veronica De Simone,
Paola Campennì,
Marta Goglia,
Carlo Ratto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
techniques in coloproctology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1128-045X
pISSN - 1123-6337
DOI - 10.1007/s10151-020-02385-5
Subject(s) - medicine , anal fistula , fistulotomy , jadad scale , surgery , randomized controlled trial , fecal incontinence , fistula , colorectal surgery , gold standard (test) , observational study , sphincter , cochrane library , abdominal surgery
Simple anal fistula is one of the most common causes of proctological surgery and fistulotomy is considered the gold standard. This procedure, however, may cause complications. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the surgical treatment of simple anal fistula with traditional and sphincter-sparing techniques.