Background The incidence of anal abscess and fistula is relatively high, and the condition is
most common in young men. Methods This is a revised version of the German S3 guidelines …

Background Perianal fistulas, characterised as granulomatous inflammation of fistulas
around the anal canal, are associated with significant morbidity resulting in a negative …

Background There are limited data available concerning endofistular therapies for fistula-in-
ano, with our group reporting the first preliminary outcomes of the use of the radial fibre …

Perianal sepsis is a common condition ranging from acute abscess to chronic anal fistula. In
most cases, the source is considered to be a non-specific cryptoglandular infection starting …

It is over 10 years since the first ACPGBI Position Statement on the management of anal
fistula was published in 2007. This second edition is the result of scrutiny of the literature …

BACKGROUND: Primary closure of the fistula tract using energy emitted by a radial fiber
connected to a diode laser is a novel procedure for treating perianal fistulas. OBJECTIVE …

Anal fistulas are common anorectal conditions, and surgery is the primary treatment option.
In the last 20 years of literature, there exist a large number of surgical procedures, especially …

Background Treatment for cryptoglandular anal fistula (AF) is challenging and a lack of
uniform outcomes in the literature prevents direct comparison of treatments. This can be …

BACKGROUND: Management of transsphincteric cryptoglandular fistulas remains a
challenging problem and the optimal surgical approach remains elusive. Mesenchymal stem …

Fistula-in-ano is a common proctological condition that primarily affects younger people and
leads to chronic morbidity. An anal fistula is divided into simple and complex fistulas. A …