Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	62083
Country	India

Received	2020-12-28 11:07
Peer-Review Started	2020-12-28 11:09
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2021-01-18 03:24
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2021-04-12 20:40
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Lessons learned from an audit of 1250 fistula patients operated at a single center: A retrospective review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Pankaj Garg, Baljit Kaur, Ankita Goyal, Vipul D Yagnik, Sushil Dawka and Geetha R Menon
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Pankaj Garg, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Garg Fistula Research Institute, 1042/15, Panchkula 134113, Haryana, India. drgargpankaj@yahoo.com
Key Words	Anal fistula; Fistulotomy; Incontinence; Surgery; Recurrence
Core Tip	This is the largest study of anal fistulas reported to date. One thousand three hundred fifty-one fistula procedures were performed in 1250 patients over 14 years at an exclusive fistula-care center. An exact algorithm was followed- fistulotomy was done for simple fistulas, and a novel sphincter-sparing procedure, transanal opening of intersphincteric space, was performed for high complex fistulas. It resulted in an overall success rate of 93.5% in all fistulas (98.6% in simple fistulas and 86% in high complex fistulas. Fistulas associated with abscesses were managed safely and successfully by definitive fistula surgery in the first attempt. Several novel concepts were developed during the study.
Publish Date	2021-04-20 08:11
Citation	Garg P, Kaur B, Goyal A, Yagnik V, Dawka S, Menon GR. Lessons learned from an audit of 1250 fistula patients operated at a single center: A retrospective review. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(4): 340-354
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v13/i4/340.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v13.i4.340

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