PMID- 25004286
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150625
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 2317-6326 (Electronic)
IS  - 0102-6720 (Print)
IS  - 0102-6720 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
DP  - 2014 Apr-Jun
TI  - Effectiveness of the ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) in the 
      treatment of anal fistula: initial results.
PG  - 101-3
LID - S0102-67202014000200101 [pii]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The abscesses and anal fistulas represent about 70% of perianal 
      suppuration, with an estimated incidence of 1/10000 inhabitants per year and 
      representing 5% of queries in coloproctology. AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness 
      of the interesphincteric ligation technique of the fistulous tract in the 
      treatment of anal fistula. METHODS: The records of eight patients who underwent 
      this technique, evaluating age, gender and presence of incontinence were studied. 
      Was named technical first-step the passage of cotton thread to promote the 
      correct individualization of the fistula and, as the second, the surgical 
      procedure. RESULTS: Two patients were men and eight women. The mean age was 42.8 
      years. Of these, seven (87.5%) had complete healing of the fistula; six were 
      cured only with this procedure and one required additional operation with simple 
      fistulotomy. Only one patient developed fecal incontinence which was documented 
      by anorectal manometry. There were no deaths in this series. CONCLUSION: The 
      interesphincteric ligation technique of the fistulous tract proved to be 
      effective for the treatment of anal fistula and should not be discouraged despite 
      the occurrence of eventual fecal incontinence.
FAU - Tomiyoshi, Sergio Danilo Tanahara
AU  - Tomiyoshi SD
AD  - Hospital Regional de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
FAU - Dos Santos, Carlos Henrique Marques
AU  - Dos Santos CH
AD  - Hospital Regional de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
LA  - eng
LA  - por
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Arq Bras Cir Dig
JT  - Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of 
      digestive surgery
JID - 9100283
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Digestive System Surgical Procedures/methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Ligation
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Rectal Fistula/*surgery
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC4678674
COIS- Conflicts of interest: none
EDAT- 2014/07/09 06:00
MHDA- 2015/06/26 06:00
PMCR- 2014/04/01
CRDT- 2014/07/09 06:00
PHST- 2013/11/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/01/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/07/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/06/26 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S0102-67202014000200101 [pii]
AID - 10.1590/s0102-67202014000200004 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2014 Apr-Jun;27(2):101-3. doi: 10.1590/s0102-67202014000200004.