Does Advanced Age Increase the Recurrence of Perianal Fistulas?
Abstract
Introduction: Perianal fistulas are diseases that treated
difficulty. It is usually easy to diagnose; but it may need
additional tests. Age is an important factor in wound
healing. In this study, we examined whether the advanced
age has a relevance with the recurrence of perianal fistula.
Methods: There were 242 patients between January 2010
and January 2016 with fistulotomy + curettage. These
patients had been operated at least twice because of the
recurrences(13 patients two times and 5 patients three
times). These patients' gender, age, type of fistula and
distance from external opening to the anal canal was
recorded, retrospectively.
Results: When comparing Group 1 and Group 2; was not
statistically significant in terms of the gender, distance
from external opening of the fistula to the anal canal and
fistula type. In additionally, there was no statistically
significant difference with advanced age.
Discussion and Conclusion: In this study we found that;
age, gender, distance from the opening of the fistula to the
anal canal and fistula type do not seem influential in the
recurrence of perianal fistulas. Age has emerged as an
important factor in wound healing but in this study, it was
not statistically significant at fistula recurrence.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 31, 2017
Submission Date
June 8, 2017
Acceptance Date
August 11, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 14 Number: 2