| |
Overall cohort (n = 83)
|
Endoscopic treatment (n = 74)
|
Open fistulectomy (n = 9)
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Age at the first episode (years)#
|
10 (1–50)
|
8.5 (5–18)
|
15 (9.5–46)
|
n.s
|
|
Age at the first treatment at our institute (years)#
|
16 (4–62)
|
14.5 (7–24)
|
35 (15–54.5)
|
*p = 0.011
|
|
Sex: Female/male
|
32/51
|
29/45
|
3/6
|
n.s
|
|
Laterality
| | | | |
|
Left
|
76 (91.6)
|
68 (91.9)
|
8 (88.9)
|
n.s
|
|
Right
|
6 (7.2)
|
5 (6.8)
|
1 (11.1)
| |
|
Bilateral
|
1 (1.2)
|
1 (1.4)
|
0 (0.0)
| |
|
Number of inflammation episodes
| | | | |
|
Once
|
31 (37.3)
|
30 (40.5)
|
1 (11.1)
|
n.s
|
|
Twice
|
21 (25.3)
|
16 (21.6)
|
5 (55.6)
| |
|
≥ 3
|
31 (37.3)
|
28 (37.8)
|
3 (33.3)
| |
|
Clinical manifestations
| | | | |
|
Abscess
|
47 (56.6)
|
44 (59.5)
|
3 (33.3)
|
n.s
|
|
Reddish swelling
|
34 (41.0)
|
29 (39.2)
|
5 (55.6)
| |
|
Simple mass
|
2 (2.4)
|
1 (1.4)
|
1 (11.1)
| |
|
History of incisional drainage
| | | | |
|
None
|
45 (54.2)
|
40 (54.1)
|
5 (55.6)
| |
|
Once
|
25 (30.1)
|
23 (31.1)
|
2 (22.2)
|
n.s
|
|
≥ 2
|
13 (15.7)
|
11 (14.9)
|
2 (22.2)
| |
|
Previous fistulectomy
|
14 (16.9)
|
13 (17.6)
|
1 (11.1)
|
n.s
|
- # indicates median (ranges), other parentheses indicate %, n.s not significant
