Anal fistula plug vs mucosa advancement flap in complex fistula-in-ano: A meta-analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of the studies included

Ref.	Study design	Patients (n)		Follow-up		Success rates n (%)
		AFP	MAF	AFP	MAF	AFP	MAF
Christoforidis et al[19]	Retrospective	37	43	14M	56M	12/37 (32.4)	27/43 (62.8)
Ortiz et al[18]	RCT	15	16	1Y	1Y	3/15 (20.0)	14/16 (87.5)
Chung et al[20]	Retrospective	27	96	24W	12W	19/27 (70.4)	58/96 (60.4)
Adamina et al[21]	Cohort study	12	12	28.1W	14.1W	6/12 (50.0)	4/12 (33.3)
A ba-bai-ke-re et al[16]	RCT	45	45	5.7M	6.1M	37/45 (82.2)	29/45 (64.4)
Van Koperen et al[17]	RCT	31	29	11M	11M	9/31 (29.0)	14/29 (48.3)

RCT: Randomized controlled trial; AFP: Anal fistula plug; MAF: Mucosa advancement flap.