To plug or not to plug: a cost-effectiveness analysis for complex anal fistula

Publikation

To plug or not to plug: a cost-effectiveness analysis for complex anal fistula

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.01.2010

Adamina Michel, Hoch Jeffrey S, Burnstein Marcus J

Zitation

Adamina M, Hoch J, Burnstein M. To plug or not to plug: a cost-effectiveness analysis for complex anal fistula. Surgery 2010; 147:72-8.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Surgery 2010; 147

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.01.2010

eISSN (Online)

1532-7361

Seiten

72-8

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Complex anal fistulas are unsuitable for fistulotomy because of the risk of fecal incontinence. The anal fistula plug (AFP) has demonstrated fistula healing without sphincter division. This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the AFP compared to the endoanal advancement flap (EAAF) as an alternative sphincter-preserving option for complex anal fistulas.