Long-term closure of cryptoglandular anorectal fistula tracts using Surgisis anal fistula plug is safe and successful in 83 percent of patients and 85 percent of tracts.

Closure of Crohn's anorectal fistula tracts using Surgisis anal fistula plug is safe and successful in 80 percent of patients and 83 percent of fistula tracts. Closure rates were higher with single tracts than complex fistulas with multiple primary openings.

Hospital readmission due to dehydration or renal failure following ileostomy creation is common, with age >50 being the strongest predictor for renal failure. Appropriate strategies to decrease dehydration and renal failure following ileostomy creation need to be investigated.

Previous surgery and the presence of adhesions add significant time to opening the abdomen.