Treatment of Complex Fistula in Ano with Cable-Tie Seton: A Prospective Case Series

Table 1

Baseline variables.

Characteristics	Value
Age	41.3 ± 10.6
Sex
Male	78 (98.7%)
Female	1 (1.3%)
Type of fistula
Low transsphincteric	25 (31.6%)
High transsphincteric	46 (58.2%)
Suprasphincteric	08 (10.1%)
Internal opening
At dentate line	23 (29.1%)
Above dentate line	56 (70.9%)
External opening from anal verge (Goodsall’s rule)
Within 2.5 cms	24 (30.4%)
Beyond 2.5 cms	55 (69.6%)
External opening according to goodsall’s rule
Anterior	44 (55.7%)
Posterior	35 (44.3%)
Outcomes
Perfect continence	79 (100%)
Recurrence (1 year)	04 (5.1%)