Prevalence and Characteristics of Transsphincteric Anal Fistulas Unclassifiable by the Sumikoshi Classification: A Single-center Retrospective Study

Objectives: The Sumikoshi classification for anal fistulas is widely used in Japan; however, it does not include a category for transsphincteric fistulas. Therefore, low transsphincteric fistulas were included in type IIL (low intersphincteric) for convenience; however, high transsphincteric fistula...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Abe, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Masao Kunimoto, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Shigenori Ota, Kenji Watanabe, Kei Ohara, Yusuke Saitoh, Masanori Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/9/2/9_2024-086/_pdf/-char/en
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