Health Condition 1: K603- Anal fistula
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: VAAFT: Video-assisted anal fistula treatment is
performed with a kit which includes a fistuloscope manufactured by Karl Storz GmbH (Tuttlingen, Germany),
an obturator, a unipolar electr
Sponsors
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants having low anal fistula (subcutaneous, submucosal, inter sphincteric fistula & trans sphincteric with less than 30% involvement of external sphincter) with single tract or multiple small tracts within 2-3 cm of each other and within 5 cm of anal verge diagnosed during clinical evaluation and confirmed by MRI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severely immunocompromised or compromised cardio pulmonary status 2. Participants with uncontrolled comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension 3. HIV/hepatitis B/VDRL positive 4. Colorectal carcinoma 5. Ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s patients 6. On anti-tubercular therapy 7. Prior history of anal incontinence 8. High anal fistula 9. Osteomyelitis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the healing of low anal fistula in Video- Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment versus ksharsutra insertion at 3 months and 6 months after the intervention. Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess Recurrence at follow up To assess Pain on Visual analogue scale Quality of life (FIQLI)Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nelson T
AIIMS, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed