Long-term seton drainage for high anal fistulas in Crohn's disease - A sphincter-saving operation?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 208-211

  Faucheron, Jean Luc ^a,b   Saint Marc, Olivier ^a   Guibert, Lionel ^a   Parc, Rolland ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Crohn's disease; Seton drainage; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCTITIS; RECTUM RESECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030070004     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02068077     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Williams DR, Coller JA, Corman ML, Nugent FW, Veidenheimer MC. Anal complications in Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum 1981;24:22-4.
2. Marks CG, Ritchie JK, Lockhart-Mummery HE. Anal fistulae in Crohn's disease. Br J Surg 1981;68:525-7.
3. Nordgren S, Fasth S, Hulten L. Anal fistulas in Crohn's disease: incidence and outcome of surgical treatment. Int J Colorectal Dis 1992;7:214-8.
4. Sher ME, Bauer JJ, Gorphine S, Gelernt I. Low Hartmann's procedure for severe anorectal Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum 1992;35:975-80.
5. Parks AG, Gordon PH, Hardcastle JD. A classification of fistula-in-ano. Br J Surg 1976;63:1-12.
6. Parks AG, Stitz RW. Symposium: fistula-in-ano. The treatment of high fistula-in-ano. Dis Colon Rectum 1976;19:487-99.
7. Ramanujam PS, Prasad ML, Abcarian H. The role of seton in fistulotomy of the anus. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1983;157:419-22.
8. Buchmann P, Keighley MR, Allan RN, Thomson H, Alexander-Williams J. Natural history of perianal Crohn's disease. Am J Surg 1980;140:642-4.
9. White RA, Eisenstat TE, Rubin RJ, Salvati EP. Seton management of complex anorectal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum 1990;33:587-9.
10. Williams JG, Rothenberger DA, Nemer FD, Goldberg SM. Fistula-in-ano in Crohn's disease: results of aggressive surgical treatment. Dis Colon Rectum 1991;34: 378-84.
11. Williams JG, MacLeod CA, Rothenberger DA, Goldberg SM. Seton treatment of high anal fistulae. Br J Surg 1991;78:1159-61.
12. Culp CE. Use of penrose drains to treat certain anal fistulas: a primary operative seton. Mayo Clin Proc 1984; 59:613-7.
13. Thomson JP, Ross AH. Can the external anal sphincter be preserved in the treatment of trans-sphincteric fistula-in-ano? Int J Colorectal Dis 1989;4:247-50.
14. Winter AM, Banks PA, Petros JG. Healing of transsphincteric perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease using a new technique. Am J Gastroenterol 1993;88:2022-5.
15. Matos D, Lunniss PJ, Phillips RK. Total sphincter conservation in high fistula in ano: results of a new approach. Br J Surg 1993;80:802-4.
16. Scott NA, Nair A, Hughes LE. Anovaginal and rectovaginal fistula in patients with Crohn's disease. Br J Surg 1992;79:1379-80.
17. Hesterberg R, Schmidt WU, Muller F, Roher HD. Treatment of anovaginal fistulas with an anocutaneous flap in patients with Crohn's disease. Int J Colorectal Dis 1993;8:51-4.
18. Sher ME, Bauer JJ, Gelernt I. Surgical repair of rectovaginal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease: transvaginal approach. Dis Colon Rectum 1991;34:641-8.
19. Bauer JJ, Sher ME, Jaffin H, Present D, Gelernt I. Transvaginal approach for repair of rectovaginal fistulae complicating Crohn's disease. Ann Surg 1991;213: 151-8.
20. Francois Y, Descos L, Vignal J. Conservative treatment of low rectovaginal fistula in Crohn's disease. Int J Colorectal Dis 1990;5:12-4.
21. Jones IT, Fazio VW, Jagelman DG. The use of transanal rectal advancement flaps in the management of fistulas involving the anorectum. Dis Colon Rectum 1987;30: 919-23.
22. Radcliffe AG, Ritchie JK, Hawley PR, Lennard-Jones JE, Northover JM. Anovaginal and rectovaginal fistulas in Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum 1988;31:94-99.
23. Wolff BG, Culp CE, Beart RW Jr, Ilstrup DM, Ready RL. Anorectal Crohn's disease: a long-term perspective. Dis Colon Rectum 1985;28:709-11.
24. Williams JG, Hughes LE. Abdominoperineal resection for severe perianal Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum 1990;33:402-7.
25. Chevalier JM, Jones DJ, Ratelle R, Frileux P, Tiret E, Parc R. Colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in patients with Crohn's disease. Br J Surg 1994;81:1379-81.