Prospective evaluation of a new device for the treatment of anal fistulas

Table 3 Results

Patient No.	1-wk follow up	2-wk follow up	1-mo follow up	2-mo follow up	3-mo follow up	6-mo follow up
1	Slight fever (TC 37.2 °C), serum discharge	Slight fever (TC 37.0 °C), serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk removal	Persistence of inflammation	-	Failure
2	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Healing	Healing	Success
3	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Healing	Healing	Success
4	Serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Healing	Healing	Success
5	Serum discharge, slight pain	Serum discharge, no pain	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Low serum discharge	Healing	Success
6	Serum discharge, slight pain	Low serum discharge, disk expulsion, no pain	Serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Healing	Success
7	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Healing	Healing	Success
8	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Failure
9	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge	Low serum discharge, disk absent	Healing	Healing	Success
10	Low serum discharge	Device extrusion	-	-	-	Failure