Treatment of Fistula-In-Ano with Fistula Plug - a Review Under Special Consideration of the Technique.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In a recent Cochrane review, the authors concluded that there is an urgent need for well-powered, well-conducted randomized controlled trials comparing various modes of treatment of fistula-in-ano. Ten randomized controlled trials were available for analyses: There were no significant differences in recurrence rates or incontinence rates in any of the studied comparisons. The following article reviews the studies available for treatment of fistula-in-ano with a fistula plug with special attention paid to the technique.

Material and methods

PubMed, Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane medical database were searched up to July 2015. Sixty-four articles were relevant for this review.

Results

Healing rates of 50-60% can be expected for treatment of complex anal

SUBMITTER: Kockerling F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4607815 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature