Evaluation of SETON as a surgical treatment of a high fistula-in-ano

Abstract EN

Objectives: To put the light on surgical treatment of high Fistula-in- ano by using the seton and a trial to know it's importance.

Material and methods: A retrospective study of 72 patients, their age range 19-57 year the mean age 34.2, all of them were male except one female, with a high fistula-in-ano collected within a period of 14 years from Jan.1995 to Dec.

2008,57 patients diagnosed during operation by simple probing while 15 of them were diagnosed by contrast x-ray (fistulogram).The lower part of the fistula was excised while a thread put around the high part .

Result: The time was needed range from 2-6 weeks for seton to cut completely and drops away this true for all except one who cut the seton and disappeared.

All the rest got a sound healing and no reported recurrence.

Conclusion: It is appeared from this study that seton is an excellent surgical way for the treatment of high fistula-in-ano.