Open AccessA Simple Protocol to Effectively Manage Anal Fistulas with No Obvious Internal Opening
Author(s) -
Pankaj Garg,
Baljit Kaur,
Konica Singla,
Geetha R Me,
Vipul D Yagnik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s291909
Subject(s) - fistulotomy , medicine , anal fistula , internal anal sphincter , fistula , surgery , urethral sphincter , anal canal , radiology , rectum , urethra
In some anal fistulas, the internal/primary opening cannot be located even after examination and assessment on MRI or transrectal ultrasound. The efficacy of a simple new protocol to manage such therapeutically challenging fistulas was tested.