Background Several studies have investigated the role of laser ablation of anal fistulae in
the European setting. However, long-term follow-up results following laser fistula ablations …

Background Laser closure is a novel sphincter-saving technique for the treatment of anal
fistula. The aim of this study was to report middle term results of laser treatment without …

Background Laser fistulectomy is a minimally invasive, sphincter-sparing procedure for
treatment of anal fistula. In several studies, this method has been shown to be safe and …

Background An initial study enabled us to achieve 60% healing of high transsphincteric
fistula-in-ano with laser ablation of fistula tract (LAFT) The purpose of this new study was to …

Laser Ablation of the Fistula Tract (LAFT) is a newly defined technique for anal fistula
treatment. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the LAFT technique and to …

Background Prior studies focus primarily on surgical outcomes of anal fistula treatment, such
as healing rates, rather than patient‐reported outcomes, such as postoperative pain, which …

Background: Fistula-in-ano treatment has remained quite challenging with high failure rates
and a potential for damage to the anal sphincteric complex leading to flatal or faecal …

Purpose Many techniques are used to treat fistula-in-ano (FIA). The major problems
associated with conventional surgical techniques are postoperative complications like …

BACKGROUND: Ablation of anal fistula tract using a radial laser-emitting probe is a
sphincter-preserving technique. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess long …

Anorectal fistula repair is still one of the most challenging conditions treated by surgeons.
Despite modern advances in surgical care, failure rate of surgical treatment exceeds 30 …