Surgical management of complex perianal fistula revisited in a systematic review: a critical view of available scientific evidence

[Background] Treating complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease patients remains a challenge. Classical surgical treatments for Crohn's disease fistulas have been extrapolated from cryptoglandular fistulas treatment, which have different etiology, and this might interfere with its effec...

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Autores: García-Olmo, Damián, Gómez-Barrera, M., Portilla, Fernando de la
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/340404
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/340404
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85147393209
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Palabra clave:Complex perianal fistula
Crohn’s disease
Cryptoglandular fistula
Surgery
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Sumario:[Background] Treating complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease patients remains a challenge. Classical surgical treatments for Crohn's disease fistulas have been extrapolated from cryptoglandular fistulas treatment, which have different etiology, and this might interfere with its effectiveness, in addition, they increase fecal incontinence risk. Recently, new surgical techniques with support from biological approaches, like stem cells, have been developed to preserve the function of the sphincter. We have performed a systematic literature review to compare the results of these different techniques in the treatment of Crohn's or Cryptoglandular fistula.