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Proposal: a score to select patients for fistulotomy
Author(s) -
Sjödahl R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.029
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1463-1318
pISSN - 1462-8910
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02106.x
Subject(s) - fistulotomy , medicine , anal verge , anal fistula , bowel function , anal sphincter , external anal sphincter , fistula , surgery , general surgery , anal canal , rectum , colorectal cancer , cancer
Traditionally the distance between the inner opening and the anal verge is considered when making the decision to lay open an anal fistula or not. In contrast to this, the score presented here includes the distance to the upper border of the puborectalis muscle or to the external sphincter (anteriorly). In addition this score also takes various aspects of bowel function into consideration.