Year: 2025
Type: review
Abstract: We read with interest the recent systematic review and meta-analysis by Chen et al. evaluating the outcomes of the Transanal Opening of Intersphincteric Space (TROPIS) technique compared with conventional treatments for anal fistula. The authors should be congratulated for assembling a large dataset of 24 studies involving 2813 patients and for applying a comprehensive analytic approach across multiple clinically relevant outcomes [1]. Their findings, particularly the apparent advantages of TROPIS in efficacy, recurrence, continence preservation, and complication rates, are noteworthy and reinforce the growing enthusiasm for this sphincter-sparing technique.
Source: Surgery Open Science
Authors: Vipul D. Yagnik, Prema Ram Choudhary
Institution: Banas Medical College and Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,230
OpenAlex ID: W4415479627