… closure than shorter fistulas are. The goal of the current study is to evaluate the efficacy of
the anal fistula plug and determine the influence of long fistula tract length in predicting …

… the recurrence and fecal incontinence of anal fistula plug )AFP( versus conventional surgical
treatment for anal fistulas. … Tract length predicts successful closure with anal fistula. Shorter …

… Fistula tract treatment with the anal fistula plug is a safe and viable surgical option that should
be offered to complex fistula … cases, the length of the plug covered the entire fistula length. …

… This study demonstrated significantly different outcomes according to the type of fistula plug
… one type of fistula plug to other treatment modalities, this study suggests that plug type may …

… fistulas. To assess the results of the anal fistula plug in patients with complex high perianal
fistulas, … At a median length of follow-up of 7 (range, 3–9) months, 7 of 17 fistulas had healed (…

… etiology, a heterogeneity of fistula characteristics, and considerable variation in length of
patient follow-up. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the literature on the …

… Anal Fistula Plug™ for treatment of anorectal fistulas between April 2006 and February 2007.
All tracts were irrigated with peroxide, the plug … to the length of the rectovaginal fistula tract, …

… anal fistula plug, we compared its success rate with a standard treatment for transsphincteric
fistulas … The length of the fistula tract, the proportion of sphincter muscle involved, and the …

… fistulas using Cook Surgisis ® AFP™ anal fistula plug between July 2005 and July 2006.
Patient's demographics, fistula … demographics, fistula type, length of time since fistula diagnosis, …

… treated with a fistula plug. Patients with a transsphincteric anorectal fistula of at least 3 cm in
length were admitted into the … Likelihood of healing by fistula tract length was also assessed. …