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For: Panes J, Reinisch W, Rupniewska E, Khan S, Forns J, Khalid JM, Bojic D, Patel H. Burden and outcomes for complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: Systematic review. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(42): 4821-4834 [PMID: 30479468 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i42.4821]
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Alyssa M. Parian, Megan Obi, Phillip Fleshner, David A. Schwartz. Management of Perianal Crohn's DiseaseAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology 2023; 118(8) doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002326
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Liesbeth Jozefien Munster, Giulia Louise Emilia Mönnink, Susan van Dieren, Marco William Mundt, Geert Renaat Alfons Maria D’Haens, Willem Adrianus Bemelman, Christianne Johanna Buskens, Jarmila Dagmara Wendelien van der Bilt. Fistulizing Perianal Disease as a First Manifestation of Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisJournal of Clinical Medicine 2024; 13(16) doi: 10.3390/jcm13164734
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Can Wang, Fan Yang, Lichao Qiao, Xiaoxiao Wang, Qi Chen, Hongjin Chen, Yi Li, Xiaoqi Zhang, Xiujun Liao, Lei Cao, Haixia Xu, Yu Xiang, Bolin Yang. Monitoring-Based Model for Personalizing Fecal Incontinence in Patients With Crohn’s Disease: A Multicenter Inception Cohort StudyInflammatory Bowel Diseases 2024; 30(12) doi: 10.1093/ibd/izae006
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Shengnan Jin, Maozhen Zhang, Dongdong Gu, Xingping Zhu, Zuolei Wang, Xuerong Shi, Yanping Hao, Su Xu. Prediction of postoperative recurrence of perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease by fecal calprotectin combined with serum miRNA6086Journal of International Medical Research 2025; 53(4) doi: 10.1177/03000605251328245
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Nadav Ben David, Caterina Foppa, Antonino Spinelli. Anal Fistula and AbscessColoproctology 2022;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-76670-2_38
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Bélène Podmore, Dominik Beier, Johan Burisch, Elisabeth Genestin, Dennis Haeckl, Oliver Nagel, Nawab Qizilbash, David A. Schwartz, Stephan R. Vavricka, Dimitri Bennett, Axel Dignass. Malignancy rates in Crohn's disease patients with perianal fistula: A German retrospective cohort studyUnited European Gastroenterology Journal 2023; 11(6) doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12396
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Bolin Yang. Ustekinumab in the Management of Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease: Current Evidence and Practical StrategiesDrugs in R&D 2026;  doi: 10.1007/s40268-026-00545-w
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Hiroshi Nakase, Motohiro Esaki, Fumihito Hirai, Taku Kobayashi, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Minoru Matsuura, Makoto Naganuma, Masayuki Saruta, Kiichiro Tsuchiya, Motoi Uchino, Kenji Watanabe, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Akira Andoh, Shigeki Bamba, Motohiro Esaki, Mikihiro Fujiya, Kitaro Futami, Keisuke Hata, Fumihito Hirai, Sakiko Hiraoka, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Ryota Hokari, Shunji Ishihara, Soichiro Ishihara, Michio Itabashi, Yoichi Kakuta, Jun Kato, Shingo Kato, Takehiko Katsurada, Kazuya Kitamura, Kiyonori Kobayashi, Taku Kobayashi, Kazutaka Koganei, Atsuo Maemoto, Toshiyuki Matsui, Takayuki Matsumoto, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Minoru Matsuura, Satoshi Motoya, Masakazu Nagahori, Makoto Naganuma, Yuji Naito, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroshi Nakase, Haruhiko Ogata, Kazuichi Okazaki, Hirotake Sakuraba, Masayuki Saruta, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Ken Sugimoto, Akira Sugita, Yasuo Suzuki, Kenichi Takahashi, Tomohisa Takagi, Kento Takenaka, Ken Takeuchi, Kiichiro Tsuchiya, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Motoi Uchino, Fumiaki Ueno, Kenji Watanabe, Mamoru Watanabe, Takayuki Yamamoto, Kaoru Yokoyama, Atsushi Yoshida, Naoki Yoshimura. Treatment escalation and de-escalation decisions in Crohn’s disease: Delphi consensus recommendations from Japan, 2021Journal of Gastroenterology 2023; 58(4) doi: 10.1007/s00535-023-01958-z
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Marley R. Feitosa, Rogério S. Parra, Vanessa F. Machado, Gustavo N. Vilar, Jussara C. Aquino, José J. R. Rocha, Paulo G. Kotze, Omar Féres, Chiara Ricci. Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Refractory Crohn’s Disease: An Observational StudyGastroenterology Research and Practice 2021; 2021 doi: 10.1155/2021/6628142
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Imerio Angriman, Monica Tomassi, Cesare Ruffolo, Giovanni Bordignon, Luca Saadeh, Mario Gruppo, Salvatore Pucciarelli, Romeo Bardini, Marco Scarpa. Impact on Quality of Life of Seton Placing in Perianal Crohn's DiseaseFrontiers in Surgery 2022; 8 doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.806497
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Leticia ROSEVICS, Mariane Cristina SAVIO, Emilton LIMA JÚNIOR, Odery RAMOS JÚNIOR. FISTULIZING PERIANAL CROHN’S DISEASE: IS THE PATIENT’S SEX A BURDEN? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEWArquivos de Gastroenterologia 2023; 60(4) doi: 10.1590/s0004-2803.230402023-28
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Parakkal Deepak, Serre-Yu Wong, Alyssa M. Parian, Mark Sun, Pradeep Nazarey, Susan Cazzetta, Brian Terreri, Beni Turner, Bridgett Goodwin. Impact of Crohn’s perianal fistulas on healthcare resource utilization: a US chart review studyJournal of Medical Economics 2026; 29(1) doi: 10.1080/13696998.2026.2660595
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Gregory David Salinas, Emily Belcher, Sylvie Stacy, Pradeep P Nazarey, Susan E Cazzetta. Clinician management of patients with Crohn’s-related perianal fistulas: results of a multispecialty case-based surveyBMJ Open Gastroenterology 2025; 12(1) doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001711
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Laura Maas, Ruiyi Gao, Vivy Cusumano, Ellen Spartz, Reezwana Chowdhury, Mahesh Krishna, Mark Lazarev, Joanna Melia, Florin Selaru, Sowmya Sharma, Berkeley Limketkai, Alyssa Parian. Superior Efficacy of Infliximab Versus Adalimumab for First-Line Treatment of Crohn’s Perianal FistulaeDigestive Diseases and Sciences 2023; 68(10) doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-08060-7
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Chitra Karki, Amod Athavale, Vijay Abilash, Gary Hantsbarger, Parnia Geransar, Kate Lee, Slobodan Milicevic, Marko Perovic, Leanne Raven, Magdalena Sajak-Szczerba, Abigail Silber, Annabelle Yoon, Phil Tozer. Multi-national observational study to assess quality of life and treatment preferences in patients with Crohn’s perianal fistulasWorld Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2023; 15(11): 2537-2552 doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i11.2537
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Alireza Hadizadeh, Reza Akbari Asbagh, Asieh Heirani-Tabasi, Masoud Soleimani, Parastou Gorovanchi, Nasser Ebrahimi Daryani, Amir Vahedi, Hengameh Nazari, Seyedeh-Parnian Banikarimi, Mahnoosh Abbaszade Dibavar, Behnam Behboudi, Mohammad Sadegh Fazeli, Mohammad Reza Keramati, Amir Keshvari, Alireza Kazemeini, Haleh Pak, Amir-Reza Fazeli, Foroogh Alborzi Avanaki, Seyed-Mohsen Ahmadi-Tafti. Localized Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Derived Exosomes for the Treatment of Refractory Perianal Fistula in Patients With Crohn’s Disease: A Phase II Clinical TrialDiseases of the Colon & Rectum 2024; 67(12) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003502
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Fernando Gomollón, Javier P. Gisbert, Iván Guerra, Rocío Plaza, Ramón Pajares Villarroya, Luis Moreno Almazán, Mª Carmen López Martín, Mercedes Domínguez Antonaya, María Isabel Vera Mendoza, Jesús Aparicio, Vicente Martínez, Ignacio Tagarro, Alonso Fernández-Nistal, Sara Lumbreras, Claudia Maté, Carmen Montoto. Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors for Crohn’s disease relapses using natural language processing and machine learning: a pilot studyEuropean Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2022; 34(4) doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002317
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Fabian Juliao-Baños, Laura Osorio, Jhon Carvajal, Gabriel Mosquera-Klinger, Anwar Medellín, Jorge Padrón, Belén de Molano, Fabián Puentes, Edwin Muñoz, Gustavo Reyes, Fabio Gil, Viviana Parra-Izquierdo, Héctor Sánchez. Clinical characteristics and treatment of perianal fistulising Crohn's disease in Colombia: Results of a multicentric registryGastroenterología y Hepatología (English Edition) 2022; 45(9) doi: 10.1016/j.gastre.2022.02.002
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Marcin Włodarczyk, Katarzyna Czerwińska, Jakub Włodarczyk, Jakub Fichna, Adam Dziki, Łukasz Dziki. Current Overview on the Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Perianal Fistula Treatment in Patients with Crohn’s DiseaseLife 2021; 11(11) doi: 10.3390/life11111133
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Damián Garcia-Olmo, Inmaculada Gilaberte, Matthias Binek, André J.L. D´Hoore, Dirk Lindner, Francesco Selvaggi, Antonino Spinelli, Julian Panés. Follow-up Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Darvadstrocel (Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment) in Patients With Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease: ADMIRE-CD Phase 3 Randomized Controlled TrialDiseases of the Colon & Rectum 2022; 65(5) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002325
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Anna Burdzinska, Marek Galanty, Sabina Więcek, Filip A. Dabrowski, Ahmed Lotfy, Tomasz Sadkowski. The Intersection of Human and Veterinary Medicine—A Possible Direction towards the Improvement of Cell Therapy Protocols in the Treatment of Perianal FistulasInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23(22) doi: 10.3390/ijms232213917
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Carlos Henrique Marques dos Santos, Antonio Luís Cavasana, Davyson de Lima Moreira, Doroty Mesquita Dourado, Felipe dos Santos Guimarães, Fernanda Helene Reis Barros, Gattass Carneiro Orro de Campos, Guilherme Apolinário Laureano Leme, Lucas Dutra Madrid da Silva, Lucas Marques Wahl, Nathália Barreto de Almeida Gutterres, Rosemary Matias, Sara Jéssica Falcão Câmara, Sandro Endrick de Oliveira Santos. Tratamento da fístula anal com extrato de Baccharis dracunculifolia. Estudo experimental em ratos.Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2019; 46(5) doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20192297
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A.L. Bejanyan, A.A. Bumbazhai, K.N. Petrenko, A.A. Sumbaev, A.V. Matinyan, I.I. Eremin. Modern treatment of perianal fistulas following Crohn’s diseaseRegenerative biotechnologies, preventive, digital and predictive medicine 2024; 1(2) doi: 10.17116/rbpdpm2024102149
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Mengqi Chen, Zihan Chen, Jianming Lin, Linxin Liu, Tong Tu, Xiaoling Li, Baili Chen, Yao He, Minhu Chen, Zhirong Zeng, Xiaojun Zhuang. Comparative effectiveness of ustekinumab versus infliximab in the management of perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease: a retrospective study in ChinaIntestinal Research 2026; 24(1) doi: 10.5217/ir.2024.00168
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Cindy J. Y. Lin, Zoe Ruscoe, Lincoln Lim, Matthew Y. K. Wei, Justin M. C. Yeung. Is it time to adopt 3D modelling for complex fistula‐in‐ano?ANZ Journal of Surgery 2024; 94(1-2) doi: 10.1111/ans.18765
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Nadav Ben David, Caterina Foppa, Antonino Spinelli. Anal Fistula and AbscessColoproctology 2022;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30902-2_38-1
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Daniela Cabalzar-Wondberg, Anja Domenghino. Chirurgische Proktologie2025;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-68510-5_12
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Caroline McKay, Anna Bolzani, Scarlette Kienzle, Parnia Geransar, Julian Panés. Epidemiology, treatment patterns, and associated risk factors in perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease: A systematic literature reviewWorld Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025; 17(7): 101767 doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.101767
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Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Damian Garcia Olmo, Szu-Ta Chen, Zuzana Serclova, David A. Schwartz, Steven D. Wexner, Julian Panés, Chunyuan Wu, Barbara Zhang, Michael Song, Caroline McKay, Pradeep Nazarey, Ekaterina Wright, Laura Raffals, Phillip Fleshner. Darvadstrocel in Patients With Crohn’s Disease With Complex Perianal Fistulas: The ADMIRE CD II Phase 3 Randomized TrialGastroenterology 2026; 170(7) doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.12.033
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Oliver Schwandner. Stem cell injection for complex anal fistula in Crohn’s disease: A single-center experienceWorld Journal of Gastroenterology 2021; 27(24): 3643-3653 doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i24.3643
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Michiel T.J. Bak, Robert-Jan B. Pierik, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Laurents P.S. Stassen, Oddeke van Ruler, Annemarie C. de Vries. Cross-Cultural Translation and Validation of the Crohn’s Anal Fistula Quality of Life Scale in Patients With Active Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s DiseaseDiseases of the Colon & Rectum 2026; 69(3) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000004051
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Mir Sadat-Ali. Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in Non-Malignant Untreatable Pediatric Diseases: An UpdateOpen Journal of Pediatrics 2025; 15(05) doi: 10.4236/ojped.2025.155071
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Melissa Chan, Moses Fung, Kevin Chin Koon Siw, Reena Khanna, Anthony de Buck van Overstraeten, Elham Sabri, Jeffrey D McCurdy. Examination Under Anesthesia May Not Be Universally Required Prior to Anti-TNF Therapy in Perianal Crohn’s Disease: A Comparative Cohort StudyInflammatory Bowel Diseases 2023; 29(5) doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac143
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Sylvie Stacy, Emily Belcher, Pradeep P Nazarey, Susan E Cazzetta, Gregory D Salinas. Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Their Experiences With Crohn’s Perianal FistulasCrohn's & Colitis 360 2024; 6(1) doi: 10.1093/crocol/otad081
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Maria Alonso-Gomez, Anne Laure Charlois, Eddy Cotte, Claire Gay, Pauline Danion, Emilie Malezieux, Romain Altwegg, Gilles Boschetti, Stéphane Nancey. Real-life effectiveness of allogeneic expanded adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for perianal fistulizing refractory Crohn's diseaseClinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology 2024; 48(9) doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2024.102473
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Clara Amiama Roig, Cristina Suárez-Ferrer, José Luis Rueda García, Laura García Ramírez, María Sánchez Azofra, Eduardo Martín-Arranz, Joaquín Poza Cordón, Jesús Noci, Carmen Amor Costa, Irene González Díaz, María Dolores Martín-Arranz. Factors Influencing Clinical and Radiological Response in Perianal Disease: Results from a Real-World Cohort Treated with Anti-TNF TherapyJournal of Clinical Medicine 2026; 15(5) doi: 10.3390/jcm15052001
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Tim Raine, Bram Verstockt, Uri Kopylov, Konstantinos Karmiris, Rimma Goldberg, Raja Atreya, Johan Burisch, John Burke, Pierre Ellul, Charlotte Hedin, Stefan D Holubar, Konstantinos Katsanos, Triana Lobaton, Carsten Schmidt, Garret Cullen. ECCO Topical Review: Refractory Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseJournal of Crohn's and Colitis 2021; 15(10) doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab112
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David A. Schwartz, Eric Dozois, Eric Ehman, William Faubion, David Hudesman, Todd Johnson, Baldeep Pabla, Konstantinos Papadakis, Phillip Fleshner. AVB-114 Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in Persistent Crohn's Perianal Fistulas: Randomized Cohort Results From the Multicenter STOMP2 TrialAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology 2026;  doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000004005
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Sudheer K. Vuyyuru, Pabitra Sahu, Saurabh Kedia, Bhaskar Kante, Peeyush Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Ranjan, Raju Sharma, Govind Makharia, S. D. Gupta, Peush Sahni, Vineet Ahuja. Long-term outcomes in perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease in a resource-limited setting: A cohort analysisIndian Journal of Gastroenterology 2020; 39(5) doi: 10.1007/s12664-020-01054-7
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Jeffrey McCurdy, Javeria Munir, Simon Parlow, Gagan Sambhi, Jacqueline Reid, Russell Yanofsky, Talal Alenezi, Joseph Meserve, Kuan‐Hung Yeh, Brenda Becker, Zubin Lahijanian, Anas Hussam Eddin, Ranjeeta Mallick, Tim Ramsay, Greg Rosenfeld, Ali Bessissow, Talat Bessissow, Vipul Jairath, David H. Bruining, Blair Macdonald, Siddharth Singh. The Impact of Setons on Perianal Fistula Outcomes in Patients With Crohn's Disease Treated With Anti‐TNF Therapy: A Multicentre StudyAlimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2025; 61(10) doi: 10.1111/apt.70081
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T. J. G. Chase, A. Quddus, D. Selvakumar, P. Cunha, T. Cuming. VAAFT for complex anal fistula: a useful tool, however, cure is unlikelyTechniques in Coloproctology 2021; 25(10) doi: 10.1007/s10151-021-02492-x
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Chitra Karki, Gary Hantsbarger, Erika Turkstra, Elisabetta Fenu, Ken Genenz, Inmaculada Gilaberte, Julián Panés. Predictive modeling to evaluate long-term treatment effectiveness of darvadstrocel in patients with complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s diseaseBMC Gastroenterology 2024; 24(1) doi: 10.1186/s12876-024-03513-3
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Jeanne Jiang, Bridgett Goodwin, Amod Athavale, Susan E Cazzetta, Lily Chen, Josiah Edelblut, Tao Fan, Nandini Hadker, Pradeep P Nazarey. Patient and Healthcare Professional Perspectives on Crohn’s Perianal Fistula Treatment: Results From a Discrete Choice ExperimentCrohn's & Colitis 360 2024; 7(1) doi: 10.1093/crocol/otae076
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Serre-Yu Wong. Isolated Perianal Fistulas: When and How Should I Investigate for Inflammatory Bowel Disease?Canadian IBD Today 2025;  doi: 10.58931/cibdt.2025.3246
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Azadeh Tabari, Jess L. Kaplan, Susanna Y. Huh, Christopher J. Moran, Michael S. Gee. Clinical characteristics and MRI-based phenotypes of perianal abscess formation in children with fistulizing Crohn's DiseaseFrontiers in Pediatrics 2022; 10 doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.1045583
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Michael De Gregorio, Leon S Winata, Imogen Hartley, Corina C Behrenbruch, Susan J Connor, Basil D‘Souza, Chamara Basnayake, Glen R Guerra, Michael J Johnston, Michael A Kamm, James O Keck, Mark Lust, Ola Niewiadomski, Eugene J S Ong, Julien D Schulberg, Ashish Srinivasan, Tom Sutherland, Rodney J Woods, Emily K Wright, William R Connell, Alexander J Thompson, Nik S Ding. A new protocolized treatment strategy optimizing medical and surgical care leads to improved healing of Crohn’s perianal fistulasJournal of Crohn's and Colitis 2025; 19(1) doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae199
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Sudheer K Vuyyuru, Devendra Desai, Saurabh Kedia, Pavan Dhoble, Pabitra Sahu, Bhaskar Kante, Samagra Agarwal, Sawan Bopanna, Rajan Dhingra, Pratap Mouli Venigalla, Raju Sharma, Siddhartha Datta Gupta, Govind Makharia, Peush Sahni, Vineet Ahuja. Long‐term outcomes of anti‐tumor necrosis factor therapy and surgery in nonperianal fistulizing Crohn's diseaseJGH Open 2021; 5(4) doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12370
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Jeanne Jiang, Susan E. Cazzetta, Amod Athavale, Maja Kuharic, Tao Fan, Abigail Silber, Vijay Abilash, Nandini Hadker, Emily Sharpe, Pradeep P. Nazarey. Observational Burden of Illness Study in Patients With Crohn’s Disease With and Without Perianal Fistulas in the United StatesGastro Hep Advances 2023; 2(8) doi: 10.1016/j.gastha.2023.08.011
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Michiel T. J. Bak, Annemarie C. de Vries, Laurents P. S. Stassen, Moniek M. ter Kuile, Andrea E. van der Meulen – de Jong, Oddeke van Ruler. Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in patients with active perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease: Outcomes from a large national prospective cohort studyColorectal Disease 2026; 28(5) doi: 10.1111/codi.70466
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David A. Schwartz, Amy L. Lightner, Tina Aswani-Omprakash, Paulo G. Kotze, Jeffrey D. Mccurdy. Better Together: Implementing a Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of Crohn’s Perianal FistulasGastroenterology 2025; 168(4) doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.10.019
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Andreia Albuquerque, Satish S C Rao. Controversies in fecal incontinenceWorld Journal of Gastroenterology 2025; 31(3): 97963 doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i3.97963
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Antonino Spinelli, Alessandro Armuzzi, Rachele Ciccocioppo, Silvio Danese, Paolo Gionchetti, Gaetano Luglio, Ambrogio Orlando, Antonio Rispo, Fernando Rizzello, Luigi Sofo, Gaspare Solina, Gilberto Poggioli. Management of patients with complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease: Optimal patient flow in the Italian clinical realityDigestive and Liver Disease 2020; 52(5) doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.11.016
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Bonita Gu, Michael De Gregorio, Joseph Louis Pipicella, Niels Vande Casteele, Jane M Andrews, Jakob Begun, William Connell, Basil D’Souza, Ali Gholamrezaei, Ailsa Hart, Danny Liew, Graham Radford-Smith, Jordi Rimola, Tom Sutherland, Catherine Toong, Rodney Woods, Yang Wu, Wei Xuan, Astrid-Jane Williams, Watson Ng, Nik Sheng Ding, Susan Connor. Prospective randomised controlled trial of adults with perianal fistulising Crohn’s disease and optimised therapeutic infliximab levels: PROACTIVE trial study protocolBMJ Open 2021; 11(7) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043921
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Jeanine H. C. Arkenbosch, Oddeke van Ruler, Roy S. Dwarkasing, Gwenny M. Fuhler, W. Rudolph Schouten, Marjolein Blussé van Oud‐Alblas, Eelco J. R. de Graaf, Annemarie C. de Vries, C. Janneke van der Woude. Stromal vascular fraction with platelet‐rich plasma injection during surgery is feasible and safe in treatment‐refractory perianal fistulising Crohn's disease: A pilot studyAlimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2023; 57(7) doi: 10.1111/apt.17347
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Tao Wang, Min Li, Hua Shang, Lei Zou, Feng Shang. Long-term efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell treatment for complex perianal fistulas: A systematic review and meta-analysisCentral European Journal of Immunology 2024; 49(3) doi: 10.5114/ceji.2024.144866
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Tisha N. Lunsford, Mary A. Atia, Suaka Kagbo-Kue, Lucinda A. Harris. A Pain in the ButtGastroenterology Clinics of North America 2022; 51(1) doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.10.008
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Jeffrey D. McCurdy, Javeria Munir, Simon Parlow, Jacqueline Reid, Russell Yanofsky, Talal Alenezi, Joseph Meserve, Brenda Becker, Zubin Lahijanian, Anas Hussam Eddin, Ranjeeta Mallick, Tim Ramsay, Greg Rosenfeld, Ali Bessissow, Talat Bessissow, Vipul Jairath, Siddharth Singh, David H. Bruining, Blair Macdonald. Development of an MRI-Based Prediction Model for Anti-TNF Treatment Failure in Perianal Crohn’s Disease: A Multicenter StudyClinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024; 22(5) doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.12.006
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Qi Yu, Yiyu Cheng, Huan Wang, Liu Fang, Yidong Chen, Xiaopeng Zhang, Junrong Li, Xiaoyu Fu, Jiamin Li, Liangru Zhu. Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab Biosimilar (HS016) in Biologic-Naïve Patients with Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Observational StudyDrug Design, Development and Therapy 2026;  doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S574904
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Francesco Colombo, Francesco Cammarata, Caterina Baldi, Francesco Rizzetto, Andrea Bondurri, Stefania Carmagnola, Daniele Gridavilla, Giovanni Maconi, Sandro Ardizzone, Piergiorgio Danelli. Stem Cell Injection for Complex Refractory Perianal Fistulas in Crohn's Disease: A Single Center Initial ExperienceFrontiers in Surgery 2022; 9 doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.834870
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Komkrit Aimjirakul, Teerapan Seehanantawong, Apisith Saraluck. Vaginocutaneous fistula caused by recurrent labial abscess: A case reportCase Reports in Women's Health 2025; 46 doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2025.e00698
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Alyssa M. Parian, Ling Li, Leonardo C. Duraes, Jiafei Cheng, Haijie Hu, Zhicheng Yao, Jean Donet, George Salem, Alina Iuga, Kevan Salimian, Jessica Izzi, Atif Zaheer, Hai-Quan Mao, Susan Gearhart, Florin M. Selaru. A Novel Patient-like Swine Model of Perianal Crohn’s DiseaseDiseases of the Colon & Rectum 2023; 66(3) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002369
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Yellinek Shlomo, Berger Lital, Carmel Ofra, Chammah Yehudit, Goldenberg Rosi, Mishael Tali, Bar-Gil Shitrit Ariella. Effect of Perianal Disease on Quality of Life, Fecal Incontinence, and Sexual Function in Patients with Crohn’s DiseaseDigestive Diseases and Sciences 2026;  doi: 10.1007/s10620-026-09766-0
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Karam Matlub Sørensen, Charlotte Harken Jensen, Søren Paludan Sheikh, Niels Qvist, Jens Ahm Sørensen. Treatment of Fistulizing Perianal Crohn’s Disease by Autologous Microfat Enriched With Adipose-Derived Regenerative CellsInflammatory Bowel Diseases 2022; 28(6) doi: 10.1093/ibd/izab276
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