Slowly cutting, loose seton ligature and staged fistulotomy for healing of idiopathic perianal fistula and influence on anal continence.
Anal continence
Health-related quality of life
Loose seton
Modified loose seton
Perianal fistula
Journal
Langenbeck's archives of surgery
ISSN: 1435-2451
Titre abrégé: Langenbecks Arch Surg
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9808285
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Sep 2023
07 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
14
10
2022
accepted:
27
06
2023
medline:
8
9
2023
pubmed:
7
9
2023
entrez:
6
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To investigate the ability of a "slowly cutting, loose seton ligature and staged fistulotomy" to heal perianal fistulas, the time needed with the seton ligature, recurrence rate, influence on anal continence, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and patient satisfaction. Observational single-center study. We reviewed the medical records of all patients with primary surgeries from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2018. The patients answered a questionnaire pre- and postoperative on anal continence (St. Mark's incontinence score) and HRQoL (The Short Health Scale). Satisfaction with the operation was answered postoperatively. Forty-three patients (37 men, 6 women) were included. Initially 41 of 43 healed (95%). Three patients (7%) had a recurrence, two healed after retreatment. The median follow-up was 55 months (IQR, 4). Thirty-four patients (79%) responded to the questionnaire. At follow-up, forty (93%) patients were healed. The median time treated with a seton ligature in the healed patients was 13 months (IQR, 14). St. Mark's incontinence score preoperative was median 2 (IQR, 9) and after the operation median 1 (IQR, 4). The Short Health Scale improved from median 20 (IQR, 5) preoperatively to 5 (IQR, 5) postoperatively, p < 0.001. Patient satisfaction was median 1 (= very satisfied) (IQR, 1). A "slowly cutting, loose seton ligature followed by a staged fistulotomy", heals the vast majority of perianal fistulas with minor or none influence on continence and few recurrences. Patient-reported HRQoL improves greatly, and patient satisfaction is high.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37673848
doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03005-0
pii: 10.1007/s00423-023-03005-0
pmc: PMC10482758
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
352Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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