Long-term closure of cryptoglandular anorectal fistula tracts using Surgisis anal fistula plug is safe and successful in 83 percent of patients and 85 percent of tracts.

Closure of Crohn's anorectal fistula tracts using Surgisis anal fistula plug is safe and successful in 80 percent of patients and 83 percent of fistula tracts. Closure rates were higher with single tracts than complex fistulas with multiple primary openings.

The study demonstrates significantly reduced postoperative pain after Harmonic Scalpel hemorrhoidectomy compared with electrocautery controls. The diminished postoperative pain in the Harmonic Scalpel group likely results from the avoidance of lateral thermal injury.

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Harmonic Scalpel hemorrhoidectomy is a safe surgical modality, and postoperative complication rates compare favorably with previously published studies. The combination of an "open" hemorrhoidectomy technique and prolonged oral Toradol administration may result in a higher incidence of postoperative hemorrhage.