PMID- 26394877
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20161011
LR  - 20240213
IS  - 1873-4626 (Electronic)
IS  - 1091-255X (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 2
DP  - 2016 Feb
TI  - Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract: a Sphincter-Sparing Option for 
      Complex Fistula-in-Ano.
PG  - 439-44
LID - 10.1007/s11605-015-2947-4 [doi]
AB  - Fistulae-in-ano represent one of the more challenging anorectal diseases faced by 
      surgeons, as appropriate management requires careful balance between the need for 
      local sepsis control and patients' desire to maintain fecal continence. The 
      ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure, first described by 
      Rojanasakul and colleagues in 2007, represents a sphincter-sparing technique for 
      fistula management which has become our method of choice for transsphincteric 
      fistulas. With this technique, patients frequently enjoy successful fistula 
      healing., or, at worst, conversion to a less complex fistula tract. Here, we 
      describe and illustrate our surgical approach and review success and recurrence 
      rates presented in the published literature.
FAU - Lange, Erin O
AU  - Lange EO
AD  - Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington 
      Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
FAU - Ferrari, Linda
AU  - Ferrari L
AD  - Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington 
      Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
FAU - Krane, Mukta
AU  - Krane M
AD  - Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington 
      Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
FAU - Fichera, Alessandro
AU  - Fichera A
AD  - Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington 
      Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. 
      afichera@uw.edu.
AD  - Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific 
      St., Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. afichera@uw.edu.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150922
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Gastrointest Surg
JT  - Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery 
      of the Alimentary Tract
JID - 9706084
SB  - IM
MH  - Anal Canal/*surgery
MH  - Humans
MH  - Ligation/methods
MH  - Rectal Fistula/pathology/*surgery
MH  - Recurrence
MH  - *Suture Techniques
MH  - Wound Healing
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Anorectal surgery
OT  - Fistula-in-ano
OT  - Sphincter-saving procedures
EDAT- 2015/09/24 06:00
MHDA- 2016/10/12 06:00
CRDT- 2015/09/24 06:00
PHST- 2015/08/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/09/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/09/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/09/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/10/12 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1091-255X(23)06375-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s11605-015-2947-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Feb;20(2):439-44. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2947-4. Epub 
      2015 Sep 22.