recurrence after fistulotomy [5]. For these reasons, fistulotomy has remained the gold-standard procedure for managing low fistulas and the healing rates for all the existing procedures have not come close to the success rate of fistulotomy. The long-term results in controlled trials would be able to confirm whether SLOFT would ever be able to replace fistulotomy. Conflicts of interest The author declares no conflict of interest regarding this manuscript.
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