{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T14:34:00Z","timestamp":1790260440883,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":33,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"11","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2016,9,23]],"date-time":"2016-09-23T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1474588800000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Tech Coloproctol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2016,11]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s10151-016-1536-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,9,23]],"date-time":"2016-09-23T05:09:03Z","timestamp":1474607343000},"page":"735-744","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["A systematic review of the management of anal fistula in infants"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"S. H.","family":"Emile","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"H.","family":"Elfeki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Abdelnaby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,9,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"1536_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"904","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.304.6831.904","volume":"304","author":"BD Hancock","year":"1992","unstructured":"Hancock BD (1992) ABC of colorectal diseases. Anal fissures and fistulas. BMJ 304:904\u2013907","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"1536_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1357","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02237048","volume":"41","author":"KP Hamalainen","year":"1998","unstructured":"Hamalainen KP, Sainio AP (1998) Incidence of fistulas after drainage of acute anorectal abscesses. Dis Colon Rectum 41:1357\u20131361 (discussion 1361\u20131362)","journal-title":"Dis Colon Rectum"},{"key":"1536_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"819","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.1800840625","volume":"84","author":"P Nix","year":"1997","unstructured":"Nix P, Stringer MD (1997) Perianal sepsis in children. Br J Surg 84:819\u2013821","journal-title":"Br J Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"220","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.4017","volume":"90","author":"A Macdonald","year":"2003","unstructured":"Macdonald A, Wilson-Storey D, Munro F (2003) Treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in children. Br J Surg 90:220\u2013221","journal-title":"Br J Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR5","unstructured":"Medscape: pediatric fistula-in-ano (database on the internet). http:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/935312-overview#a7 . Accessed 20 Oct 2015"},{"key":"1536_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1194","DOI":"10.1016\/0022-3468(93)90163-F","volume":"28","author":"D Poenaru","year":"1993","unstructured":"Poenaru D, Yazbeck S (1993) Anal fistula in infants: etiology, features, management. J Pediatr Surg 28:1194\u20131195","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"463","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.1.5224.463","volume":"5224","author":"AG Parks","year":"1961","unstructured":"Parks AG (1961) Pathogenesis and treatment of fistula-in-ano. Br Med J 5224:463\u2013469","journal-title":"Br Med J"},{"key":"1536_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"25","DOI":"10.1007\/BF00337582","volume":"10","author":"PJ Lunniss","year":"1995","unstructured":"Lunniss PJ, Jenkins PJ, Besser GM, Perry LA, Phillips RK (1995) Gender differences in incidence of idiopathic fistula in-ano are not explained by circulating sex hormone. Int J Colorectal 10:25\u201328","journal-title":"Int J Colorectal"},{"key":"1536_CR9","first-page":"14","volume":"103","author":"J Carmona","year":"2011","unstructured":"Carmona J, Osterman A, Lugo-Vicente H (2011) Fistula-in-ano in children: a case series. Bol Assoc Med P R 103:14\u201317","journal-title":"Bol Assoc Med P R"},{"key":"1536_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"938","DOI":"10.1053\/jpsu.2000.6931","volume":"35","author":"NG Rosen","year":"2000","unstructured":"Rosen NG, Gibbs DL, Soffer SZ, Hong A, Sher M, Pe\u0148a A (2000) The nonoperative management of fistula in ano. J Pediatr Surg 35:938\u2013939","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"b2700","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.b2700","volume":"339","author":"A Liberati","year":"2009","unstructured":"Liberati A, Altman DG, Tetzlaff J et al (2009) The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. BMJ 339:b2700","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"1536_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"580","DOI":"10.1007\/s11605-013-2351-x","volume":"18","author":"M Inoue","year":"2014","unstructured":"Inoue M, Sugito K, Ikeda T et al (2014) Long-term results of seton placement for fistula-in-ano in infants. J Gastrointest Surg 18:580\u2013583","journal-title":"J Gastrointest Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"103","DOI":"10.1097\/01.XPS.0000430519.91184.f6","volume":"9","author":"A Gafar","year":"2013","unstructured":"Gafar A (2013) Fistulotomy versus fistulectomy as a treatment for low anal fistula in infants: a comparative study. Ann Pediatr Surg 9:103\u2013107","journal-title":"Ann Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1063","DOI":"10.1007\/s00383-011-2956-7","volume":"27","author":"CE Af\u015farlar","year":"2011","unstructured":"Af\u015farlar CE, Karaman A, Tan\u0131r G (2011) Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in children: clinical characteristic, management and outcome. Pediatr Surg Int 27:1063\u20131068","journal-title":"Pediatr Surg Int"},{"key":"1536_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1832","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpedsurg.2010.03.021","volume":"45","author":"HK Chang","year":"2010","unstructured":"Chang HK, Ryu JG, Oh JT (2010) Clinical characteristics and treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in infants. J Pediatr Surg 45:1832\u20131936","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1197","DOI":"10.1007\/s00383-008-2236-3","volume":"24","author":"NM Novotny","year":"2008","unstructured":"Novotny NM, Mann MJ, Rescorla FJ (2008) Fistula in ano in infants: who recurs? Pediatr Surg Int 24:1197\u20131199","journal-title":"Pediatr Surg Int"},{"key":"1536_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1095","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpedsurg.2007.01.062","volume":"42","author":"T Ikeda","year":"2007","unstructured":"Ikeda T, Inoue M, Sugitou K, Hagiwara N, Koshinaga T, Kusafuka T (2007) Treatment of fistula-in-ano in infants with a seton. J Pediatr Surg 42:1095\u20131097","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"359","DOI":"10.1007\/s10350-004-0844-0","volume":"48","author":"F Serour","year":"2005","unstructured":"Serour F, Somekh E, Gorenstein A (2005) Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in infants: a different entity? Dis Colon Rectum 48:359\u2013364","journal-title":"Dis Colon Rectum"},{"key":"1536_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1367","DOI":"10.1053\/jpsu.2001.26372","volume":"36","author":"JT Oh","year":"2001","unstructured":"Oh JT, Han A, Han SJ, Choi SH, Hwang EH (2001) Fistula-in-ano in infants: is nonoperative management effective? J Pediatr Surg 36:1367\u20131369","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"711","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-3468(98)90193-2","volume":"33","author":"C Festen","year":"1998","unstructured":"Festen C, van Harten H (1998) Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in infants. J Pediatr Surg 33:711\u2013713","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"274","DOI":"10.1007\/s003830050315","volume":"13","author":"Y Watanabe","year":"1998","unstructured":"Watanabe Y, Todani T, Yamamoto S (1998) Conservative management of fistula in ano in infants. Pediatr Surg Int 13:274\u2013276","journal-title":"Pediatr Surg Int"},{"key":"1536_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"755","DOI":"10.1080\/15513819609169302","volume":"16","author":"AH Al-Salem","year":"1996","unstructured":"Al-Salem AH, Qaisaruddin S, Qureshi SS (1996) Perianal abscess and fistula in ano in infancy and childhood: a clinicopathological study. Pediatr Pathol Lab Med 16:755\u2013764","journal-title":"Pediatr Pathol Lab Med"},{"key":"1536_CR23","unstructured":"Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines, methodology checklist 3. http:\/\/www.sign.ac.uk\/methodology\/checklists.html"},{"key":"1536_CR24","unstructured":"National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. NICE clinical guidelines, Appendix 4 Quality of case series form. http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/nicemedia\/pdf\/Appendix_04_qualityofcase_series_form_preop.pdf"},{"key":"1536_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1027","DOI":"10.1007\/s00104-006-1223-2","volume":"77","author":"T Meyer","year":"2006","unstructured":"Meyer T, Weininger M, H\u00f6cht B (2006) Perianal abscess and anal fistula in infancy and childhood: a congenital etiology? Chirurg 77:1027\u20131032","journal-title":"Chirurg"},{"key":"1536_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"80","DOI":"10.1016\/S0022-3468(85)80399-7","volume":"20","author":"RJ Fitzgerald","year":"1985","unstructured":"Fitzgerald RJ, Harding B, Ryan W (1985) Fistula-in-ano in childhood: a congenital etiology. J Pediatr Surg 20:80\u201381","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1139","DOI":"10.1016\/S0039-6109(02)00063-4","volume":"82","author":"R Nelson","year":"2002","unstructured":"Nelson R (2002) Anorectal abscess fistula: what do we know? Surg Clin North Am 82:1139\u20131151","journal-title":"Surg Clin North Am"},{"key":"1536_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1014","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02139215","volume":"33","author":"DJ Piazza","year":"1990","unstructured":"Piazza DJ, Radhakrishnan J (1990) Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in children. Dis Colon Rectum 33:1014","journal-title":"Dis Colon Rectum"},{"key":"1536_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e548","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2006-3092","volume":"120","author":"ER Christison-Lagay","year":"2007","unstructured":"Christison-Lagay ER, Hall JF, Wales PW et al (2007) Nonoperative management of perianal abscess in infants is associated with decreased risk for fistula formation. Pediatrics 120:e548\u2013e552","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"1536_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"614","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpedsurg.2012.11.029","volume":"48","author":"M Osman","year":"2013","unstructured":"Osman M, Elsharkawy M, Othman M (2013) Repair of fistulae in-ano in children using image guided Histoacryl injection after failure of conservative treatment. J Pediatr Surg 48:614\u2013618","journal-title":"J Pediatr Surg"},{"key":"1536_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1037","DOI":"10.1007\/s00383-010-2664-8","volume":"26","author":"M Kubota","year":"2010","unstructured":"Kubota M, Hirayama Y, Okuyama N (2010) Usefulness of bFGF spray in the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano. Pediatr Surg Int 26:1037\u20131040","journal-title":"Pediatr Surg Int"},{"key":"1536_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"72","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1442-200X.2004..x","volume":"46","author":"T Ohya","year":"2004","unstructured":"Ohya T, Usui Y, Okamoto K, Inoue Y, Arii S, Iwai T (2004) Management for fistula-in-ano with Ginseng and Tang-kuei Ten combination. Pediatr Int 46:72\u201376","journal-title":"Pediatr Int"},{"key":"1536_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"35","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0029-1241878","volume":"20","author":"A Niyogi","year":"2010","unstructured":"Niyogi A, Agarwal T, Broadhurst J, Abel RM (2010) Management of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in children. Eur J Pediatr Surg 20:35\u201339","journal-title":"Eur J Pediatr Surg"}],"container-title":["Techniques in Coloproctology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10151-016-1536-1.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10151-016-1536-1\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10151-016-1536-1.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,24]],"date-time":"2017-06-24T19:32:21Z","timestamp":1498332741000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s10151-016-1536-1"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2016,9,23]]},"references-count":33,"journal-issue":{"issue":"11","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2016,11]]}},"alternative-id":["1536"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10151-016-1536-1","relation":{},"ISSN":["1123-6337","1128-045X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1123-6337","type":"print"},{"value":"1128-045X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2016,9,23]]}}}