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Persistence of idiopathic anal fistula may be related to epithelialization

Published:1995-01 Issue:1 Volume:82 Page:32-33
ISSN:0007-1323
Container-title:British Journal of Surgery
language:en
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Author:

Lunniss P J¹,Sheffield J P²,Talbot I C²,Thomson J P S³,Phillips R K S³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1V 2PS, UK

2. Department of Histopathology, London EC1V 2PS, UK

3. Department of Surgery, St Mark's Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PS, UK

Abstract

Abstract Anal fistulas may fail to heal because of continuing disease within the intersphincteric anal glands. Histological studies of the intersphincteric component of 18 consecutive idiopathic anal fistulas show that fistula persistence may be caused by epithelialization of the fistula track from internal or external openings. Some fistulas are lined by epithelium similar to that of anal gland ducts, but this may also represent epithelium derived from the transitional zone of the anal canal. Persistence may be related more to nonspecific epithelialization of the track than to a chronically infected anal gland.

Funder

ICRF Colorectal Unit, St. Mark's Hospital, London

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

Link

http://academic.oup.com/bjs/article-pdf/82/1/32/36810705/bjs1800820112.pdf

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