Surgical management of complex perianal fistula revisited in a systematic review: a critical view of available scientific evidence

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[7] Vogel JD(2004)Review article: the medical treatment of Crohn’s perianal fistulas Aliment Pharmacol Ther 19 953-967

[8] Johnson EK(2011)Practice parameters for the management of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano Dis Colon Rectum 54 1465-1474

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[1] Zanotti C(2007)An assessment of the incidence of fistula-in-ano in four countries of the European Union Int J Colorectal Dis 22 1459-1462

[2] Martinez-Puente C(2016)Clinical practice guideline for the management of anorectal abscess, fistula-in-ano, and rectovaginal fistula Dis Colon Rectum 59 1117-1133

[3] Pascual I(2019)Prevalence of anal fistulas in Europe: systematic literature reviews and population-based database analysis Adv Ther 36 3503-3518

[4] Pascual M(2012)The spectrum of perianal Crohn’s disease in a population-based cohort Dis Colon Rectum 55 773-777

[5] Herreros D(2003)The clinical course of fistulating Crohn’s disease Aliment Pharmacol Ther 17 1145-1151

[6] García-Olmo D(2004)A global consensus on the classification, diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment of perianal fistulising Crohn’s disease Gut 63 1381-1392

[7] Vogel JD(2004)Review article: the medical treatment of Crohn’s perianal fistulas Aliment Pharmacol Ther 19 953-967

[8] Johnson EK(2011)Practice parameters for the management of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano Dis Colon Rectum 54 1465-1474

[9] Morris AM(2010)The second European evidence-based consensus on the diagnosis and management of Crohn’s disease: special situations J Crohn’s Colitis 4 63-101

[10] García-Olmo D(2012)Evolution of treatment of fistula-in-ano World J Surg 36 1162-1167