Efficacy of anal fistula plug in closure of cryptoglandular fistulas: long-term follow-up

BJ Champagne, LM O'Connor, M Ferguson… - Diseases of the colon & …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose The long-term efficacy of Surgisis® anal fistula plug in closure of cryptoglandular
anorectal fistulas was studied. Methods Patients with high cryptoglandular anorectal fistulas …

Tract length predicts successful closure with anal fistula plug in cryptoglandular fistulas

MF McGee, BJ Champagne, JJ Stulberg… - Diseases of the colon …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: Collagen anal fistula plug treatment of transsphincteric fistulas produces
variable results. The purpose of our study was to determine whether long-tract fistulas (> 4 …

Efficacy of the anal fistula plug in complex anorectal fistulae

DK Thekkinkattil, I Botterill, NS Ambrose… - Colorectal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The treatment of complex anorectal and rectovaginal fistulae remains a difficult
problem. The options are fistulotomy, setons, fibrin glue and a variety of flap procedures …

Initial experience on efficacy in closure of cryptoglandular and Crohn's transsphincteric fistulas by the use of the anal fistula plug

O Schwandner, F Stadler, O Dietl, RP Wirsching… - International journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background and aims It was the aim of this prospective study to analyze the efficacy of the
Cook Surgisis® AFP™ anal fistula plug (AFP) for the closure of cryptoglandular and Crohn's …

Treatment of transsphincteric anal fistulas by endorectal advancement flap or collagen fistula plug: a comparative study

D Christoforidis, MC Pieh, RD Madoff… - Diseases of the colon …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: In this study we compared the outcomes of patients with complex
cryptoglandular fistulas treated by endorectal advancement flap or anal fistula plug …

Surgical treatment of complex anal fistulas with the anal fistula plug: a prospective, multicenter study

T Schwandner, MH Roblick, W Kierer… - Diseases of the colon …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: This study was designed to analyze the efficacy of the Surgisis® Anal Fistula
Plug™ for the closure of transsphincteric anorectal fistulas. METHODS: Patients with single …

Randomized clinical trial of anal fistula plug versus endorectal advancement flap for the treatment of high cryptoglandular fistula in ano

H Ortiz, J Marzo, MA Ciga, F Oteiza… - Journal of British …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim of this randomized study was to compare the results of anal fistula plug
and endorectal advancement flap in the treatment of high fistula in ano of cryptoglandular …

Anal fistula plug: initial experience and outcomes

B Safar, S Jobanputra, D Sands, EG Weiss… - Diseases of the colon …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: This study was designed to analyze the efficacy of the Cook Surgisis® AFP™
anal fistula plug for the management of complex anal fistulas. METHODS: This was a …

Anal fistula plug for closure of difficult anorectal fistula: a prospective study

PJ van Koperen, A D'Hoore, AM Wolthuis… - Diseases of the colon …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Complex high and recurrent fistulas remain a surgical challenge. Simple division,
ie, fistulotomy, will likely result in fecal incontinence. Various surgical treatment options for …

The anal fistula plug treatment compared with the mucosal advancement flap for cryptoglandular high transsphincteric perianal fistula: a double-blinded multicenter …

PJ van Koperen, WA Bemelman… - Diseases of the colon …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The anal fistula plug was developed as an alternative treatment for
perianal fistulas. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the anal fistula plug with the …