Efficacy of FiLaC in different types of anal fistula. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Xingli Xu, Jiong Wu, Jialin Qin, Lei Jin, Zhicheng Li, Peter C. Ambe · 2026
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Xingli Xu and co-authors pool the world's results on laser closure for anal fistulas, sorting success by fistula kind, in a 2026 review. The method, FiLaC, threads a laser fiber into the tract and seals it from inside, a gentle option for a painful condition. Sixteen studies fed the joint analysis, which sorted tracts by the Parks scheme into simple and complex forms.
Simple fistulas healed at about 61 percent, against about 55 percent for complex ones. Among the complex kinds, those crossing the sphincter muscle healed best. The two kinds that loop high or outside the muscle healed at about half. The edge for simple tracts, though steady, did not clear the bar for statistical proof. The authors say laser closure earns its place most where the tract runs simple or straight through the muscle.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xingli Xu, Jiong Wu, Jialin Qin, Lei Jin, Zhicheng Li, Peter C. Ambe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |