Assessing the effectiveness of laser fistulectomy for anal fistula: a retrospective cohort study.

D E BrabenderK L MoranM BradyJ C CarmichaelS MillsA PigazziM J StamosMehraneh D Jafari

Published in: Techniques in coloproctology (2020)

Our data showed a much higher failure rate of laser fistulectomy compared to those reported in the literature. However, the small sample size, a large amount of heterogeneity in our patient population with a mixture of fistula types present, and various laser techniques applied decreased the power of this study.

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