Table 5.

Fistula closure rate among patients with IBD

Fistula types	Fistula closure rate	Stoma closure rate
Rectovaginal fistula n = 21	71% (incl. one patient with an abscess after GMT without fistula proof)	55% (1 patient operated without stoma and 1 patient opting against stoma closure after fistula closure)
Anovaginal fistula n = 2	50%	50%
Anal fistula n = 4	100%	100%
Pouch fistula n = 3	67%	67%
Complex fistula n = 1	0%	0%
Rectourethral fistula n = 1	100%	0%a
Total n = 32	71%	58%

IBD inflammatory bowel disease

^aStoma closure being planned