PMID- 25280598 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160211 LR - 20220408 IS - 1878-7886 (Electronic) IS - 1878-7886 (Linking) VI - 152 IP - 2 Suppl DP - 2015 Apr TI - Sphincter-sparing techniques for fistulas-in-ano. PG - S31-6 LID - S1878-7886(14)00108-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2014.08.002 [doi] AB - Anal fistulas require surgical treatment to cure the fistula. Fistulotomy is the treatment of choice because of its high success rate, but it also carries a risk of postoperative incontinence. Different methods have been proposed to overcome the need for dividing part or all of the sphincter, so-called "sphincter saving techniques" (SST), such as flap advancement, intrafistular injection of glue, or the insertion of a bio-prosthesis (collagen plug). However, the success rate of SSTs is lower than that of fistulotomy. Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT) is one of the most recent SSTs. It aims to ligate and transect the fistula by an approach through the intersphincteric space. The methodological quality of most published studies has been only average, but several studies have reported attractive success rates of 70 to 95% without postoperative incontinence. Other techniques such as endo-anal clip or injection of autologous stem cells are still anecdotal. CI - Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. FAU - Pommaret, E AU - Pommaret E AD - Service de proctologie medico-chirurgicale, groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, institut Leopold-Bellan, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75014 Paris, France. Electronic address: epommaret@yahoo.fr. FAU - Benfredj, P AU - Benfredj P AD - Service de proctologie medico-chirurgicale, groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, institut Leopold-Bellan, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75014 Paris, France. FAU - Soudan, D AU - Soudan D AD - Service de proctologie medico-chirurgicale, groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, institut Leopold-Bellan, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75014 Paris, France. FAU - de Parades, V AU - de Parades V AD - Service de proctologie medico-chirurgicale, groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, institut Leopold-Bellan, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75014 Paris, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20141003 PL - France TA - J Visc Surg JT - Journal of visceral surgery JID - 101532664 RN - 0 (Fibrin Tissue Adhesive) RN - 0 (Tissue Adhesives) SB - IM MH - *Anal Canal MH - Evidence-Based Medicine MH - Fecal Incontinence/etiology MH - Fibrin Tissue Adhesive/administration & dosage MH - Humans MH - Ligation/methods MH - Organ Sparing Treatments/methods MH - Quality of Life MH - Rectal Fistula/classification/*surgery/therapy MH - *Surgical Flaps MH - Tissue Adhesives/administration & dosage MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Advancement flap OT - Anal fistula OT - Autologous stem cells OT - Clip OT - Fibrin glue OT - Incontinence OT - Plug OT - Sphincter saving EDAT- 2014/10/05 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/13 06:00 CRDT- 2014/10/05 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/10/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/13 06:00 [medline] AID - S1878-7886(14)00108-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2014.08.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Visc Surg. 2015 Apr;152(2 Suppl):S31-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Oct 3.