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Video-assisted anal fistula treatment for complex anal fistula: a long-term follow-up study.

Gabriella GiarratanoMostafa ShalabyC ToscanaP Sileri
Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
VAAFT represents a promising, sphincter-saving technique for the treatment of complex FIA. It has proved efficacious, with 79% of patients achieving complete healing after its primary application. After a second use, this reached 86%. The main advantage of VAAFT compared with other sphincter-saving techniques is working under direct vision. VAAFT has a good safety profile with 11% of patients experiencing minor complications, and there is no effect on continence.
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