Results: 97

Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract procedure and its modifications

ABSTRACT Purpose: Treatment of anal fistulae is regarded as a challenge due to the diverse nature of this disease and its countless complications. Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract procedure and its modifications have been popularized among many surgeons worldwide due to their simplicity an...

Treatment of rats anal fistula with glycerin Aloe barbadensis Miller extract

ABSTRACT Rationale: There is a need for a low cost treatment for complex anal fistulas that can heal without causing fecal incontinence, with room for the study of herbal medicines. Objective: To evaluate the effect of the glycerin Aloe barbadensis Miller extract in the treatment of anal fistula in rat...

Long-term outcomes of (Gore) fistula plug versus ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract for anal fistula

ABSTRACT Background: The surgical treatment of anal fistula is complex due to the possibility of fecal incontinence. Fistulotomy and cutting Setons have the same incidence of fecal incontinence depending on the complexity of the fistula. Sphincter-preserving procedures such as anal fistula plug and liga...

O ultrassom anorretal tridimensional pode ser incluído como um método diagnóstico na avaliação da fístula anal antes e após o tratamento cirúrgico?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is no a clear knowledge concerning the division of any part of the anal sphincter complex and the effect of this procedure on the function of the anal canal during the treatment of perianal fistula. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of 3D anorectal ultrasound in the ass...

Gender-based analysis of the characteristics and outcomes of surgery for anal fistula: analysis of more than 560 cases

ABSTRACT Background: Fistula-in-ano commonly affects males more than females. Some differences in the characteristics of fistula-in-ano between both genders have been recognized, yet the impact of these differences on the outcomes of surgery for fistula-in-ano is still unclear. The present study conduct...

Adipose tissue-derived stem cells: a new approach to the treatment of Crohn's disease-associated perianal fistulae

ABSTRACT Crohn's disease has an ever-increasing prevalence and incidence, with about 20% of patients developing perianal fistula with significant impact on their quality of life. Despite the medical and surgical treatments currently used, Crohn's-related fistula treatment continues to pose a challenge du...

Tratamiento de fístula anal compleja asistida por video. Resultados a largo plazo
Treatment of complex anal fistula assisted by video. Long term results

Introducción: El tratamiento de las fístulas perianales sigue en la actualidad siendo controvertido, ya que aún no existe una técnica con baja tasa de recidiva, baja morbilidad y escasa o nula alteración de la continencia. Dentro de las técnicas “sphincter sparing”, el tratamiento video asistid...

Tuberculosis anal como diagnóstico diferencial de lesión ulcerada anal
Anal tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis of ulcerated anal lesion

La tuberculosis (TBC) es una enfermedad infecciosa crónica, granulomatosa, transmisible, producida por el microorganismo Mycobacterium tuberculosis o bacilo de Koch. Puede presentarse como enfermedad pulmonar, extrapulmonar o ambas. La presentación extrapulmonar, es rara, representando aproximadamente ...

Fistulización a recto de un teratoma quístico maduro, una rara complicación
Rectal fistulization of a mature cystic teratoma, a rare complication

RESUMEN Los teratomas quísticos maduros son los tumores ováricos más frecuentes. La fistulización de estos a órganos vecinos (colon, intestino delgado y vejiga) es una complicación que cuando se presenta nos obliga a descartar un proceso infiltrativo. Tanto la malignización como la formación de f...

Aplicación del lisado de plaquetas en la fistula pilonidal
Application of platelet lysate in intergluteal pilonidal disease

La enfermedad pilonidal o fístula pilonidal es una afección que se presenta a lo largo del pliegue entre los glúteos, desde el hueso sacro hasta el ano. Esta afección involucra los folículos pilosos de la región presacra, los cuales penetran en el tejido celular subcutáneo y forman un quiste alred...