DIAGNOSTICS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF RECTAL FISTULAS

Abstract

Rectal fistulas are one of the most common coloproctological diseases. Rectal fistulas account for 15-45% of patients in the structure of colorectal pathology. Patients with chronic paraproctitis account for 0.5-4% of the total number of inpatient surgical patients and 30-35% among patients with rectal diseases (Muravyov A.V. et al., 2012; Zitta D.V. et al., 2013; Zhukov B.N. et al. 2008). The prevalence of the disease is 6-12 per 100 thousand people