DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i01.0042

Pages: 202-204

The clinical study was conducted on 30 patients having the condition of Fistula in ano and the study included the mode of presentation, clinical diagnosis, after examination and imaging modalities which were required and the treatment offered to the patient were studied in detail. The ultimate goal of fistula surgery is to eradicate it without disturbing or minimally disturbing the anal sphincter mechanism. With this goal in mind two procedures were studied Fistulotomy and Fistulectomy. The incidence of incontinence, duration of hospital stay and recurrence of the disease were recorded for the two procedures that were used to treat the patients.