Efficacy of different surgical treatments for management of anal fistula: a network meta-analysis.

"Declarations Conflict of interestProfessor Greg O’Grady and Professor Ian P. Bissett have ownership interests with The Insides Company Ltd (Auckland, New Zealand). Professor O’Grady is an executive director, co-founder, and chief scientific officer. Professor Bissett is a co-founder and chief medical officer. Professor O’Grady is also a co-founder and chief executive officer of Alimetry Ltd (Auckland, New Zealand). The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Ethical approvalNot applicable. Informed consentNot applicable. Conflict of interest Professor Greg O’Grady and Professor Ian P. Bissett have ownership interests with The Insides Company Ltd (Auckland, New Zealand). Professor O’Grady is an executive director, co-founder, and chief scientific officer. Professor Bissett is a co-founder and chief medical officer. Professor O’Grady is also a co-founder and chief executive officer of Alimetry Ltd (Auckland, New Zealand). The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose."

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"The protocol for this review was prospectively recorded on PROSPERO (ID CRD42021288310) []. The study was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, with extension for NMA (the PRISMA-NMA checklist is shown in Supplementary Appendix 1) []."