Rectal Fistula (Anal Fistula)

09/01/2003 - "Efficacy of fibrin sealant in the management of complex anal fistula: a prospective trial."
03/01/2006 - "A prospective cohort study was performed to compare fibrin glue vs. the anal fistula plug"
03/01/2005 - "Pilot study: fibrin sealant in anal fistula model."
10/01/2004 - "Several techniques have been developed for surgical management of anal fistula, including fistulotomy, fistulectomy with or without sphincter repair, placement of sedal cutting or seton drainage, endorectal advancement flap, and fibrin glue, among others"
12/01/2002 - "A randomized, controlled trial of fibrin glue vs. conventional treatment for anal fistula."
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10/01/2003 - "BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of hydrogen peroxide-enhanced ultrasound in localizing the internal opening of the anal fistula"
12/01/2007 - "METHODS: Forty-three patients with anal fistula were assessed by TPUS with and without the use of hydrogen-peroxide injection (E-TPUS) in an attempt to identify the internal opening"
01/01/2004 - "METHODS: A total of 80 patients with anal fistula were studied prospectively by physical examination and endoanal ultrasound enhanced with hydrogen peroxide"
10/01/2003 - "RESULTS: A total of 57 patients (47 men) of mean age of 45.7 (range, 21-77) years underwent hydrogen peroxide-enhanced ultrasound with a diagnosis of anal fistula; 36 patients underwent surgery"
10/01/2003 - "METHODS: A retrospective review of all patients with anal fistula who underwent hydrogen peroxide-enhanced ultrasound was performed"
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07/01/2008 - "METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, patients with CD and at least one active anal fistula under treatment were assigned to receive either AST-120 or placebo for 8 wk. Improvement was defined as a reduction of 50% or more from baseline in the number of draining fistulas observed at both 4 and 8 wk. Remission was defined by closure of all draining fistulas at both 4 and 8 wk. The Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI) and Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) were also assessed"
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11/01/2008 - "The Surgisis AFP anal fistula plug: a new and reasonable alternative for the treatment of anal fistula]"
11/01/2008 - "The Surgisis AFP anal fistula plug: a new and reasonable alternative for the treatment of anal fistula."
01/01/2008 - "The Surgisis AFP anal fistula plug: report of a consensus conference."
03/01/2008 - "CONCLUSION: The success rate for the Cook Surgisis AFP anal fistula plug for the closure of complex anorectal fistulas both in cryptoglandular and Crohn's associated fistulas was 45.5 and 85.7%, respectively"
03/01/2008 - "Surgery was performed in a standardized technique including irrigation of the fistula tract, placement, and internal fixation of the Cook Surgisis AFP anal fistula plug"
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01/01/1996 - "Macroscopic findings suggested that the tumor had developed from the anal fistula; however, the tumor showed a positive results when tested for O-acetylated sialic acids"
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12/10/2007 - "Anal fistula treated with collagen plug]"
04/01/2007 - "After adequate debridement of the cavity through dressing changes, the right bronchus intermedius bronchopleural fistula was closed using a collagen porcine plug (Surgisis anal fistula plug [Cook Medical Inc, Bloomington, IN]) placed through the cavity into the fistula along with the placement of omentum into the cavity"
10/01/2006 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate whether local antibiotic treatment with gentamicin-collagen improves healing after endoanal advancement flap repair for anal fistula"
10/01/2006 - "METHODS: Eighty-three patients (52 men and 31 women; mean age 47 (range 17-71) years) who had endoanal advancement flap repair for anal fistula between September 1998 and January 2004 were randomized to surgery with (42 patients) or without (41 patients) application of gentamicin-collagen beneath the flap"
10/01/2006 - "Randomized clinical trial of local gentamicin-collagen treatment in advancement flap repair for anal fistula."
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10/01/2006 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate whether local antibiotic treatment with gentamicin-collagen improves healing after endoanal advancement flap repair for anal fistula"
10/01/2006 - "METHODS: Eighty-three patients (52 men and 31 women; mean age 47 (range 17-71) years) who had endoanal advancement flap repair for anal fistula between September 1998 and January 2004 were randomized to surgery with (42 patients) or without (41 patients) application of gentamicin-collagen beneath the flap"
10/01/2006 - "Randomized clinical trial of local gentamicin-collagen treatment in advancement flap repair for anal fistula."
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07/01/2008 - "RESULTS: Conventional fistula surgery techniques have their place, but new technologies such as fibrin glues and the anal fistula plugs offer an alternative approach, with initial studies reporting good success rates"
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07/01/2008 - "RESULTS: Conventional fistula surgery techniques have their place, but new technologies such as fibrin glues and the anal fistula plugs offer an alternative approach, with initial studies reporting good success rates"
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03/01/2003 - "PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to investigate the usefulness of the contrast agent Levovist in ultrasound assessment of anal fistula"
03/01/2003 - "CONCLUSION: Levovist-enhanced ultrasound is better at assessing anal fistula than physical examination and conventional ultrasound"
03/01/2003 - "Compared with physical examination, Levovist-enhanced ultrasound and surgery were significantly favorable in the diagnosis of anal fistula (P < 0.05 in chi-squared test and Fisher's exact probability test)"
03/01/2003 - "METHODS: Fifteen patients (11 females, mean age 46) with a diagnosis of anal fistula were assessed by physical examination, conventional ultrasound, Levovist-enhanced ultrasound, and surgery"
03/01/2003 - "Anal fistula: Levovist-enhanced endoanal ultrasound: a pilot study."
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11/23/1996 - "Results with a new therapy concept in anal fistula: suture of the anal sphincter]"
01/01/1991 - "Functional results following fistulectomy with primary muscle suture in high anal fistula"
11/01/1987 - "Results of treatment of 25 cases of anal fistula demonstrate that these lesions can be treated by combined fistulectomy and endoanal suture whatever their anatomic type, if the technique is carried out patiently and strictly"
03/01/1962 - "Excision of anal fistula and primary suture.]"
07/01/1953 - "Technic of suture of anal fistula following excision.]"
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01/01/1997 - "RESULTS: Perioperative morbidity was low: one temporary colostomy was necessary due to an anal fistula"
10/29/1953 - "Irreparable vesico-vagino-rectal fistula treated by colostomy and colpocleisis."
06/01/2008 - "Recanalizing entero-rectal fistula post-colostomy for inoperable rectal cancer]"
11/01/1988 - "The use of a transversal uretero-pyelostomy as an alternative to other forms of supravesical urinary diversion is described in a patient suffering from incurable bladder cancer and in another patient with combined bladder-vaginal-rectal fistula, colostomy and radiogenic contracted urinary bladder"
06/01/2004 - "There were three early reinterventions (two bleeding and one hematoma) and five late reinterventions (four symptomatic lymphoceles and one colostomy due to a rectal fistula).Pathological stage was pT2a in 54 patients (18%), pT2b in 87 patients (29%), pT3a in 115 patients (38.3%), pT3b in 40 patients (13.3%), and pT4 in 4 patients (1.3%)"
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04/01/1970 - "Radical operation of anal fistula with a sliding skin graft]"
09/01/1969 - "Skin grafts in surgery for anal fistula."
12/01/1970 - "Colo-rectal cancers revealed by a metastasic graft in an anal fistula (3 cases)]"
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04/01/1996 - "The anal fistula was treated by decision in 14 patients or by an elastic ligature (multiple seton) in 14 patients"
10/01/1965 - "Elastic ligation in the treatment of rectal