The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Recurrence rate in complex anal fistula treated by video-assisted anal fistula technique: A prospective study

Department of MAS, Bariatric and Gastroenterology Surgery, Swagat Superspeciality Surgical institute and Research Hospital, Guwahati, India

Online published on 6 October, 2020.

Abstract

Video-Assisted Anal fistula Treatment is a recently developed minimally invasive sphincter-saving technique for treating complex anal fistula. Video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) is a day care, diagnostic as well as therapeutic technique for treating complex and high anal fistula. The aim of this study was to find out the recurrence rate in patients having complex anal fistula treated by Video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT).

Keywords

Video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT), Sphincter saving, Complex and high anal fistula, Day care