Reducing the recurrence risk of fistula in ano.
A method of reducing the risk of recurrence of fistula in ano is described. The technique involves injecting saline solution into the external opening of the tract and identifying the internal opening by the egress of liquid. The procedure has been used in 74 patients over the last two years with a recurrence rate of 1.38 per cent.
D006801:Humans; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence