| Title |
Results of the Gore Bio-A fistula plug implantation in the treatment of anal fistula: a multicentre study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Techniques in Coloproctology, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10151-016-1505-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. Herold, A. Ommer, A. Fürst, F. Pakravan, D. Hahnloser, B. Strittmatter, T. Schiedeck, F. Hetzer, F. Aigner, E. Berg, M. Roblick, D. Bussen, A. Joos, S. Vershenya |
| Abstract |
The aim of this prospective study was to determine the efficiency of the Gore Bio-A synthetic plug in the treatment of anal fistulas. A synthetic bioabsorbable anal fistula plug was implanted in 60 patients. All fistulas were transsphincteric and cryptoglandular in origin. The healing rate after 1 year of follow-up was 52 % (31 out of 60 patients). No patient was lost to follow-up. The treatment had no effect on the incontinence score. The plug dislodgement rate was 10 % (6 out of 60 patients). Thirty-four per cent of the patients (16 out of 47) required reoperation. The average operating time was 32 ± 10.2 min, and the average length of hospital stay was 3.3 ± 1.8 days. Synthetic plugs may be an alternative to bioprosthetic fistula plugs in the treatment of transsphincteric anal fistulas. This method might have better success rates than treatment with bioprosthetic fistula plugs. |
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| Spain | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 60% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 30% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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| Unknown | 24 | 100% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 17% |
| Researcher | 4 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 33% |
| Engineering | 4 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 33% |
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