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Table 2 The postoperative characteristic of included studies

From: Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing fistulectomy versus fistulotomy for low anal fistula

Author 

Operative time (mean), minutes 

Healing time (mean), days 

Recurrence

Complication

Incontinence

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Group A

Group B

Gafar (2013)

15.9 ± 0.9

13.9 ± 0.7

26.6 ± 1.4

21.0 ± 3.0

1

0

0I

1I

NA

NA

Nazeer (2012)

NA

NA

NA

NA

0

0

15P, 5B

9P, 1B

0

0

Bhatti (2011)

NA

NA

NA

NA

0

0

7P, 3B

3P, 1B

0

0

Sheikh (2015)

25.9 ± 3.6

14.2 ± 3.2

32.0 ± 3.5

28.3 ± 2.3

20

14

3I, 1B, 97P

5I, 4B, 101P

NA

NA

Filigeri (2004)

18.3 ± 2.9

17.9 ± 2.8

24.5 ± 4.9

41.3 ± 7.3

NA

NA

0B

0B

0

0

Kronborg (1985)

NA

NA

NA

NA

2

3

NA

NA

3

1

  1. Group A fistulectomy; Group B fistulotomy