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We aimed to assess the feasibility of the knotless SuperSeton and advantages with respect to perianal disease activity. In a prospective cohort study, we included all consecutive adult patients with a knotted seton in situ or a perianal fistula requiring new seton drainage. Primary endpoint was seton feasibility (maintenance of the connection for minimally three months). Secondary endpoints included improvement of the Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI), complications and re-interventions within three months of follow-up. PDAI scores of patients with a knotted seton were crossover compared to PDAI scores after\u00a0knotless seton replacement. Sixty patients (42% male, mean age 42 (SD 13.15), 41 with Crohn\u2019s disease) were included between August 2016 and April 2018. Of 79 knotless setons, 69 (87.3%) stayed connected for\u2009\u2265\u20093\u00a0months. 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