The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee in the UK has recommended bioprosthetic fistula plugs as a treatment option for anal fistulas.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hospitals nationwide will receive six percent higher reimbursement payments for outpatient repair of anal fistulas using Cook Medical's Biodesign® Fistula Plug, a ...

The objective of this study is to compare, in a prospective randomized way, the anal fistula plug with the mucosal advancement flap in the treatment of high transphincteric perianal fistula in terms ...

What Is an Anal Fistula? An anal fistula is an abnormal tunnel that forms between the inside of the anus (the hole at the end of your digestive tract through which solid waste leaves the body) and the ...

Surgical repair of complex anal fistulas has to achieve a balance between optimal primary healing and best preservation of continence. As traditional surgical techniques confer a risk of continence ...

Background: Low transsphincteric fistulas less than 1/3 of the sphincter complex are easy to treat by fistulotomy with a high success rate. High transsphincteric fistulas remain a surgical challenge.