What are the percentage of chances that fistula will reoccur after surgery? How to prevent to it come again?

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In about 20 % cases Fistula recurs after surgery. Besides this there are chances of complications like stool incontinence - inability to hold stool. So surgery is not a good choice for Anal Fistula Treatment. Whereas Ayurveda recommends Ksharsutra Treatment for Anal Fistula which is the permanent treatment for fistula. Complications like Recurrence of Fistula, stool incontinence are not seen in this treatment. Clinical trials conducted by Indian Council of Medical Sciences (ICMR) at AIIMS New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh have proven that Ksharsutra Treatment is more convenient and more successful as compared to Surgery in case of Anal Fistula patients. No hospitalization or bed rest is required in this treatment. You can continue your routine activities and office work as usual during this treatment. In this treatment, a medicated thread is placed in Ksharsutra tract, Medicine present in Ksharsutra works for about 10 days so it needs to be changed after 10/ 15 days. No. Of thread changes required for complete healing of Fistula depends on length, depth and branching pattern of Fistula. Fistula heals @ 0.5 to 1 cm per thread change. You can contact through Lybrate or consult in person at clinic for clinical assessment of your Fistula.

S K Singh · Accepted Answer

In about 20 % cases Fistula recurs after surgery. Besides this there are chances of complications like stool incontinence - inability to hold stool. So surgery is not a good choice for Anal Fistula Treatment. Whereas Ayurveda recommends Ksharsutra Treatment for Anal Fistula which is the permanent treatment for fistula. Complications like Recurrence of Fistula, stool incontinence are not seen in this treatment. Clinical trials conducted by Indian Council of Medical Sciences (ICMR) at AIIMS New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh have proven that Ksharsutra Treatment is more convenient and more successful as compared to Surgery in case of Anal Fistula patients. No hospitalization or bed rest is required in this treatment. You can continue your routine activities and office work as usual during this treatment. In this treatment, a medicated thread is placed in Ksharsutra tract, Medicine present in Ksharsutra works for about 10 days so it needs to be changed after 10/ 15 days. No. Of thread changes required for complete healing of Fistula depends on length, depth and branching pattern of Fistula. Fistula heals @ 0.5 to 1 cm per thread change. You can contact through Lybrate or consult in person at clinic for clinical assessment of your Fistula.