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Objective To evaluate treatment and operation timing of anal fistula in acute leukemia patients.Methods Clinical data of 42 acute leukemia patients with anal fistula from 2010 to 2015 in First Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were evaluated according to the choice of operation time.Patients were divided into two groups undergoing surgery before chemotherapy, (group A).and surgery after chemotherapy (group B).Clinical analysis was performed usingx2 or t test and correlation index.Results Neutrophil count in group B was lower than that in group A (x2 =8.077, P =0.004).Chemotherapy before surgery regime reduces the incidence of infection.Conclusions Chemotherapy before surgery may improve the prognosis of anorectal fistula patients of acut leukemia.