Talk:Fistulotomy

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Technically speaking, a fistulOTomy is the opening of a fistula (a single longitudinal incision along the plane of the fistula) whereas a fistulECTomy is the removal of the fistula with some tissue margin (incision to the sides and completely behind the fistula), perhaps someone with more time and eloquence could clarify.

The PDF link is broken - can we remove it or fix it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.227.124.141 (talk) 14:48, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]