AIM To establish and evaluate an experimental porcine model of fistula-in-ano. METHODS Twelve healthy pigs were randomly divided into two groups. Under general anesthesia, the experimental group underwent rubber band ligation surgery, and the control group underwent an artificial damage technique. Clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathological evaluation were performed on the...

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. The disease is characterized by transmural inflammation that can be complicated by the development of fibrotic strictures, perforation, abscess formation, and fistulization. Perianal fistulas may arise from inflamed or infected anal glands (fistula-in-ano) and/or...

Aim: The laser method (FiLaCTM) has recently emerged as a minimally invasive treatment option in the of anal fistula. Anal incontinence and fistula recurrence after surgery are postoperative problems that complicate treatment. In our study, we aimed to investigate effectiveness film which cases it should be preferred Methods: Twelve patients who underwent FiLaCTM diode at Derik State Hospital b...

UNLABELLED Anal fistula is a benign inflammatory disease with unclear etiology which develops in approximately 10 in 100 000 adult patients. Surgical treatment of fistulae is associated with a risk of damaging anal sphincters. This usually happens in treating high fistulae, branched fistulae, and anterior ones in females. In preoperative diagnosis of anal fistulae, endosonography and magnetic r...

Objective To determine a superior surgical treatment for anal fistula through a network meta-analysis and to provide the best direction for development in this field. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search of the PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases and extracted data from randomized controlled trials, which compared healing time, incontinence and recurrence associated w...

This study evaluates low transsphincteric anal fistula managed by serial setons and interval fistulotomy, with attention to healing without recurrence and preservation of continence. Following Institutional Review Board approval, consecutive anal fistula operations performed by a single surgeon from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2013 were retrospectively reviewed using electronic medical reco...