VAAFT - Videoassisted anal fistula treatment: a new approach for anal fistula
INTRODUCTION: Anal fistula is an epithelised path between the rectum or anal canal and the perianal region. The use of laparoscopic surgery with a minimally invasive procedure has led to the development of video-assisted surgical treatment of anal fistula.OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical technique VAAFT as a new approach to fistula.CONCLUSION: This is a safe and reproducible procedure. It enables the study of the entire fistula, obtaining the identification of accessory paths, cavitations and of the inner hole. More studies should be published for a better analysis of this technique, as well as to have a long-term outcome with new publications.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632014000100062 |
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| Summary: | INTRODUCTION: Anal fistula is an epithelised path between the rectum or anal canal and the perianal region. The use of laparoscopic surgery with a minimally invasive procedure has led to the development of video-assisted surgical treatment of anal fistula.OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical technique VAAFT as a new approach to fistula.CONCLUSION: This is a safe and reproducible procedure. It enables the study of the entire fistula, obtaining the identification of accessory paths, cavitations and of the inner hole. More studies should be published for a better analysis of this technique, as well as to have a long-term outcome with new publications. |
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