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Table 2 Preoperative characteristics and treatment of patients presenting with complex anal fistula

From: Surgery for fistula-in-ano in a specialist colorectal unit: a critical appraisal

  

2nd surgery

NUMBER

162

 

FISTULA CLASSIFICATION

  

High Trans-sphincteric

122 (65%)

 

Extra-sphincteric

2 (0.8%)

 

Supra-sphincteric

2 (0.8%)

 

Recto-vaginal

7 (2.8%)

 

IBD

29 (11%)

 

PRINCIPAL SURGERY

  

Loose Seton

80 (32%)

11 ADF+permacol inj

17 ADF

18 LIFT

6 permacol injection

Cutting Seton

82 (33%)

8 (fistulotomy)

Postoperative Wexner score

  

MEAN FOLLOW-UP (MONTHS)

40 (range 6-74)

 

RECURRANCE RATE

  

INCONTINENCE

2.4%

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