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Despite the fact that complicated extrasphincteric anal fistulas have been recognized and treated for many years, there is still a lack of consensus among colorectal surgeons as to the optimum surgical approach. We have devised a modification of the seton technique, which we used in 23 patients without complications or recurrence.
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Walfisch, S., Menachem, Y. & Koretz, M. Double seton—A new modified approach to high transsphincteric anal fistula. Dis Colon Rectum 40, 731–732 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02140905
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02140905