title: Simplified placement and management of cutting setons in the treatment of transsphincteric anal fistula: technical note.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We report one safe and standardized technique of seton placement and management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A simplified way to manage cutting setons helps to minimize manipulation and may reduce pain. In most patients our technique can be used with no additional anesthesia and in an outpatient setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Surgical Service, University Hospital of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland. chamel@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: Christian T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Hamel
authors.forename: Walter R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oertli
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000601:surgery; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures