Anal Fistula can be a challenging condition to treat. Microdialysis has never before been used to examine the inner environment of anal fistula. This is now going to be performed.
Patients with anal fistula can have a reduced quality of life for years do to fistula complications. This condition is not well researched and more knowledge is needed to provide better care. Microdialysis has been used to study other organs of the body such as the brain, liver and GI-tract. Upcoming study is going to study the inner environment of the anal fistula in regards to lactate, pyruvate and glucose. The study group is patients with anal fistula that with a need for seton treatment. Measurements with microdialysis will take place before operative procedure and one month after getting their seton inserted.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Probe is inserted into the fistula and measurements are made of the inner environment.
Umea University Hospital
Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
RECRUITINGmeasurements of glucose in anal fistula using microdialysis
measurements of glucose in fistula using microdialysis, change in value is being assessed
Time frame: baseline measurement, 1 month follow up
measurement of pyruvate in anal fistula using microdialysis
measurement of pyruvate measurements in fistula using microdialysis, change in value is being assessed
Time frame: baseline measurement, 1 month follow up
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