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Fistula surgery
I have been advised fistula surgery,
Is it safe and effective?
Is VAAFT a new surgery is only for simple fistula or complex?
Plz note:my surgeon is well experiance and known to us
Plz advice
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Outcome of fistula surgery depends on what type of fistula? Low / high /simple or complex. Clinical examination with MRI fistulogram is very important to Diagnose kind of fistula.
There are many ways to treat this like- VAFT, LIFT,Laser surgery and conventional surgery.
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Fistula surgery is safe. VAAFT is a new surgery and done for simple fistula with straight tract. We have other surgeries for complex fistula in ano.
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
28 yrs exp
Nagpur
It is safe and effective but recurrence do happen
Many modalities available
Discuss with Surgeon after MRI scan
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