Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Fistulotomy and Fistulectomy for the Management of Simple Low Fistula-In-ANO

Abstract

Objective: This study is done to compare the fistulotomy and fistulectomy for the treatment of fistulas in ano. This study is designed for the comparison of these surgical procedures to find out their results. Materials and methodology: this study was done at the surgery department of Sir Ganga Ram hospital Lahore during Jan 2021 to Dec 2021. 60 patients were included in this study and they were divided in two groups each of 30 participants. The group 1 patients were treated with fistulotomy while those of group 2 were selected for fistulectomy surgeries. The patients aged 20 years to 65 years were part of this study who were admitted to the department of surgery for planned fistulas operations. Before surgery Consent was taken from the patients themselves or by their close relatives.