Question 40
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A 53-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 3, with a BMI of 38 and diabetes, and who is an active smoker presents to your office with a draining seton placed for recurrent fistula in ano. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows a right anterolateral transsphincteric fistula with an anterior sphincter defect. Which factor places her at the highest risk for anal advancement flap failure?
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"Question 40." CARSEP XII, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094040/all/Question_40. Accessed 20 April 2026.
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