October 16, 2008 (San Francisco, California) — A novel sphincter-sparing surgical technique for the repair of perianal fistulas has demonstrated a 58% success rate in an American patient population.
Background: Low transsphincteric fistulas less than 1/3 of the sphincter complex are easy to treat by fistulotomy with a high success rate. High transsphincteric fistulas remain a surgical challenge.
Anal fistula is the medical term for an infected tunnel that develops between the skin and anus. Most anal fistulas are the result of an infection that starts in an anal gland located midway in the ...
For 2 years, a 52-year-old woman repeated the same pattern: She ate spicy food, and her vagina burned like "chili water." At first, clinicians attributed it to chronic vaginitis. Then surgeons ...
Treatment of highly complex anal fistula is still a profound test for a specialist colorectal surgeon. The reasons are directly related to recurrence and incontinence. To evaluate the clinical results ...
Permacol collagen paste (Medtronic) is a minimally invasive treatment for anal fistulae. The paste is made of acellular, porcine dermal collagen suspended in saline. When injected into the fistula ...
2.1 An anal fistula is an abnormal tract between the anal canal and the skin around the anus. It usually results from previous anal abscesses (cryptoglandular) and can be associated with other ...
It is uncommon for an anal fistula to heal spontaneously. In most cases, surgery is required to treat the condition. The type and technique of surgery will depend on the classification and situation ...
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