Table 3.

Comparison of fistula characteristics according to the outcome

Fistula characteristics	Healing group	Non-healing group	p value
Time between seton placement and surgery—median (range), months	12.6 (2–37)	23.2 (7–48)	0.18
Type of fistula			0.65
Suprasphinteric and high transsphincteric—n (%)	8 (53.3%)	7 (46.7%)
Middle and low transsphincteric—n (%)	5 (71.4%)	2 (28.6%)
Location			> 0.99
Anterior—n (%)	5 (55.6%)	4 (44.4%)
Posterior—n (%)	8 (61.5%)	5 (38.5%)
Mucosal pocket added			> 0.99
Mucosal pocket—n (%)	10 (58.8%)	7 (41.2%)
No mucosal pocket—n (%)	3 (60%)	2 (40%)
Line of treatment			> 0.99
First-line treatment—n (%)	5 (62.5%)	3 (37.5%)
Recurrent fistula—n (%)	8 (57.1%)	6 (42.9%)