Comparison of clinical outcomes of anal fistula plug and endoanal advancement flap repair treating the complex anal fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yongkang An,
Xueqing Chen,
Maosheng Tian
et al.
Abstract:Anal fistula (AF) is a common disease with high prevalence and surgical operations are effective treatments in clinical work. There exist many well‐known surgical techniques treating complex anal fistula (CAF), however, none is ideal. To compare the superiority of Anal fistula plug (AFP) and Endoanal advancement flap repair (EAFR) for complex anal fistula. We searched worldwide databases including Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang, VIP, and SinoMed from their inception to March … Show more
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