FISTULA‐IN‐ANO: TREATMENT BY FISTULECTOMY, PRIMARY CLOSURE AND RECONSTITUTION*
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 55 (1), 23-27
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1985.tb00849.x
Abstract
One hundred and twenty cases of fistula-in-ano were treated in 11 years by fistulectomy and primary closure. Injection of dye into the tract helped in identifying the tract and its ramifications which were excised. A lateral sphincterotomy was added in most cases for relief of postoperative pain and to promote good healing. Of the cases, 83.3% healed well in 2 weeks as compared with 4-5 weeks or more with conventional methods resulting in great economy in hospital stay and morbidity. Follow-up of these cases for a variable period, up to five years, revealed only three recurrences, indicating a comparable long term effectiveness of this procedure as in the conventional method.Keywords
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