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Ghasemlouei A, Naseri A, Ashjaei A, Sadeghi S, Keshvari A. Evaluation surgical strategies in perianal fistulas treatment: Efficacy draining seton compared to other surgical approaches; a case-control study. Health Sci Rep 2024; 7:e1911. [PMID: 38410496 PMCID: PMC10894753 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Background and Aims Perianal fistula is a prevalent anorectal condition originating from an infectious crypt extending to the external opening. Multiple surgical methods exist for treating perianal fistulas; however, selecting the appropriate options is still controversial. Our study aims to evaluate seton replacement versus other surgical methods in treating perianal fistula. Methods This study recruited 72 patients presenting with perianal discharge and diagnosed with perianal fistula through intra-sphincteric, trans-sphincteric, and supra-sphincteric examinations at Imam Reza and Besat Hospitals from July 2022 up to March 2023. Regarding case-control design, patients were divided into two groups: the first group (n = 36) underwent seton insertion, while the control group (n = 36) received alternative surgical methods. Follow-up was conducted for 1 month post-discharge, with monthly visits for 6 months. Patients were evaluated for fistula tract healing, seton loosening, and daily secretion rate (based on infected pads) during each visit. Finally, the two groups were compared in terms of improvement rates. Results In the seton group, approximately 94.4% of patients showed improvement. However, the difference between the groups was insignificant (p = 0.494). Seton replacement was performed in 52% of patients, with the majority requiring replacement twice (61%). Improvement rates were highest among cases with two seton replacements, although the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.073). Following seton replacement, the most common treatment methods were endoanal flap and fistulotomy, with observed improvement in 10 cases for each procedure. Conclusion This study highlights that draining seton remains a primary choice for intermediate treatment due to its satisfactory improvement rate and lower requirement for replacement, especially up to two times.
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- Amir Ghasemlouei
- Department of Surgery Aja University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of Surgery Aja University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of Surgery Aja University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Imam-Khomeini Hospital Complex University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Imam-Khomeini Hospital Complex University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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Cwaliński J, Hermann J, Paszkowski J, Banasiewicz T. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Recurrent Anal Fistulas with Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined With Internal Orifice Closure. Surg Innov 2023; 30:28-35. [PMID: 35430904 DOI: 10.1177/15533506221086778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIM Minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of anal fistulas are gaining more and more popularity. For this purpose, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) are administered to accelerate the healing process of various difficult wounds or lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate preliminary results of PRP injection into the tissues adjacent to anal fistulas. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cohort of 42 patients with recurrent anal fistula, who underwent at least one cutting procedure previously, were enrolled into this preliminary and prospective trial. Closure of internal orifice was performed in all investigated patients, however, in 22 patients from group I, that procedure was combined with topical injection of PRP. In the postoperative period, the PRP administration could be repeated in case of incomplete fistula closure. Follow-up consisted of out-patient visits in a fortnight, 1, 2, and 12 months. RESULTS Complete closure of anal fistulas was achieved in 16 (75%) patients from group I and 10 (45,5%) patients from group II. The fistulas were healed in 9 patients from group I after single application of PRP. In the next 9 patients with incomplete fistula closure, the injection was repeated 2 to 4 times every fortnight leading finally to complete recovery in 6 of them. CONCLUSIONS Surgical fistula closure with local PRP application spares the anal sphincter and gives the opportunity to repeat the procedure several times if necessary. Treatment of recurrent anal fistulas with PRP can be considered as last resort therapy.
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- Jarosław Cwaliński
- Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, 37807Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, 37807Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, 37807Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, 37807Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Gaertner WB, Burgess PL, Davids JS, Lightner AL, Shogan BD, Sun MY, Steele SR, Paquette IM, Feingold DL. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anorectal Abscess, Fistula-in-Ano, and Rectovaginal Fistula. Dis Colon Rectum 2022; 65:964-985. [PMID: 35732009 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Wolfgang B Gaertner
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Van Hoof S, Van Dessel E, Cools P. LIFT: a feasible option for primary and recurrent fistulas. Acta Chir Belg 2021; 121:420-426. [PMID: 33108254 DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2020.1841488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The development of a surgical solution for anal fistulas with minimal recurrence and morbidity remains a challenge. Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT), however, is a sphincter sparing technique that provides complete resolution of the transsphincteric fistula as well as minimizing recurrence and fecal incontinence. Our goal is to evaluate the efficacy of fistula tract ligation for primary and recurrent fistulas. METHODS A retrospective single-center case study was conducted from data between 2015 and 2019 in a large district hospital in Antwerp, Belgium. Patients who underwent LIFT were included. Demographic patient data as well as primary outcome during the follow-up period were collected. A systematic literature review and analysis was conducted with terms [ANAL FISTULA] [TREATMENT] [LIFT] [LIGATION OF INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULA]. Primary healing and recurrence associated with surgical modifications were investigated. RESULTS 4 out of 25 patients presented with early failure (84% primary success rate) after a median follow-up period of 7 months. The median time until recurrence was 105 days. The success rate after a redo ligation was 100%. Twenty-eight studies were included for review and divided into three groups depending on the technical variation of the used technique. The success rate was 74.2% for the LIFT group, 72.9% in the LIFT + group, and 77.5% in the mLIFT group p = .92. CONCLUSION LIFT is a feasible treatment option for primary and recurrent fistulas, with excellent success rates where fistula characteristics rather than chosen technique dictate the surgical outcome.
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Cwaliński J, Hermann J, Paszkowski J, Banasiewicz T. ASSESSMENT OF RECURRENT ANAL FISTULAS TREATMENT WITH PLATELET-RICH PLASMA. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2021; 58:185-189. [PMID: 34287530 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.202100000-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of recurrent anal fistulas can lead to numerous complications, including fecal incontinence. Therefore, sphincter preserving techniques are gaining more popularity. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy in the patients with recurrent cryptoglandular anal fistulas. METHODS A cohort of 18 patients with anal fistulas was enrolled into a preliminary and prospective trial. They were divided into two groups consisting of eight and ten patients respectively. PRP was injected locally in all patients, however in the group II it was applied after 7 days drainage of fistulas with polyurethane foam or negative pressure wound therapy. On average, three doses of PRP were administered, but with the opportunity to double the number of applications if it was clinically justified. The patients were evaluated in an out-patient department after fortnight and then in 1, 6, and 12 months following the last PRP application. RESULTS Anal fistulas were closed in 4 (50%) patients from the group I and in 7 (70%) patients form the group II. Although, the difference between both groups was not statistically significant, PRP therapy should be preceded with fistulous tract drainage in all patients. Summarizing, that successful result was achieved in 11 (60%) patients from the entire group of 18 participants. CONCLUSION The rate of recurrent cryptoglandular anal fistulas closure reaching 60%, after topical treatment with PRP, exceeds the results of other sphincter-saving methods of treatment. Therefore, it might become a novel method of anal fistulas therapy.
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- Jarosław Cwaliński
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology, Poznań, Poland
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Sarmiento-Cobos M, Rosen L, Wasser E, Yang F, Wexner SD. High failure rates following ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract for transsphincteric anal fistulas: are preoperative MRI measurements of the fistula tract predictive of outcome? Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:932-936. [PMID: 33222365 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM Treatment of transsphincteric fistulas (TSFs) with fistulotomy after an indwelling seton is tempered by risks of incontinence and litigation. Thus, ligation of the TSF tract has been popularized as an alternative option. We previously reported on 107 patients who underwent ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT), with a 46% failure rate. Posterior fistula was the only predictor of recurrence. The aim of the present work was to investigate whether the length, width or depth of the fistula measured on preoperative MRI was correlated with recurrence. METHOD Following institutional review board approval, a retrospective analysis of our prospective Complex Anal Fistula Database from 1 January 2011 to 31 August 2019 was performed. Patients with TSF who underwent preoperative MRI and LIFT were included. Fistula location was classified as anterior, posterior or lateral. MRI measurements of fistula length, width and depth (in the intersphincteric groove) were performed. The type and rate of postoperative recurrence were analysed. RESULTS 173 patients underwent MRI for an anal fistula; of these 40 underwent LIFT and 22/40 (55%) had preoperative MRI. There was no difference in the length, width or depth of anterior (n = 9), posterior (n = 7) or lateral (n = 6) fistula tracts. The overall recurrence rate was 9/22 (41%). Posterior TSFs had the highest recurrence rate (5/7, 71%). CONCLUSION The mean length, width, and depth of the fistula tract, measured at the preoperative site of LIFT in the intersphincteric groove, did not correlate with recurrence regardless of fistula location.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Ji L, Zhang Y, Xu L, Wei J, Weng L, Jiang J. Advances in the Treatment of Anal Fistula: A Mini-Review of Recent Five-Year Clinical Studies. Front Surg 2021; 7:586891. [PMID: 33644110 PMCID: PMC7905164 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2020.586891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Anal fistula, with its complicated pathogenesis, has been considered as a clinical challenge for centuries. The risk of frequent recurrence and incontinence constitutes a considerable threat in the long-term treatment of anal fistula. In this work, we narratively reviewed the scientific literature of new techniques that have been used for anal fistula treatment over the recent 5 years, objectively evaluated the pros and cons of each technique on the basis of clinical outcomes, and tried to disclose the effective strategies for anal fistula treatment. Up to date, surgery is the main method used for treating anal fistula, but there is no simple technique that can completely heal complex anal fistula. In the course of surgery treatment, the healing outcome, and the protection of anal function should be weighed comprehensively. Among the innovative techniques that have emerged in recent years, combined techniques based on drainage Seton and LIFT-plug seem to be the relatively effective therapies, but their effectiveness requires more multi-center prospective randomized controlled trials with large sample size and long-term follow-up to be validated.
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- Lijiang Ji
- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Changshu, China
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- Colorectal Disease Center, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Changshu, China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Changshu, China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Changshu, China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Changshu, China
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