PMID- 28271064
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170320
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 2314-6141 (Electronic)
IS  - 2314-6133 (Print)
VI  - 2017
DP  - 2017
TI  - Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Is Suitable for Recurrent Anal 
      Fistulas from Follow-Up of 16 Months.
PG  - 3152424
LID - 10.1155/2017/3152424 [doi]
LID - 3152424
AB  - Since 2007, ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for the 
      management of anal fistula was all introduced with initial success and 
      excitement. It remains controversial which surgical procedure is suitable for 
      transsphincteric fistula, especially to complex anal fistula. This retrospective 
      study was designed to evaluate the results in patients with recurrent anal 
      fistula by LIFT. A retrospective study of 55 complex fistula patients who 
      underwent LIFT procedure in a single medical center was analyzed. Patients and 
      fistula characteristics, complications, and recurrences were reviewed. All 55 
      patients underwent the procedure with a median follow-up of 16 months. Median 
      operative time was 44 (range 23-88) minutes. Of the 55 patients, 33 (60%) healed 
      completely and did not require any further surgical treatment at end of 
      follow-up. Twenty-two (40%) recurrences and six complications were observed. 
      Compared with patients who had undergone more than two surgical procedures, LIFT 
      was more suitable for patients who had undergone one to two surgical procedures, 
      and significant difference was observed in number of operations before LIFT (p = 
      0.002). Clinicians can consider the use of LIFT for the treatment of recurrent 
      anal fistulas. A larger number of patients and prospective study are needed to be 
      performed.
FAU - Xu, Yansong
AU  - Xu Y
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5743-8252
AD  - Emergency Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical 
      University, Nanning 530021, China.
FAU - Tang, Weizhong
AU  - Tang W
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6203-1556
AD  - Colorectal and Anal Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical 
      University, Nanning 530021, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170208
PL  - United States
TA  - Biomed Res Int
JT  - BioMed research international
JID - 101600173
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Anal Canal/*surgery
MH  - Demography
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Ligation
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Rectal Fistula/*surgery
MH  - Recurrence
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC5320375
COIS- There is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
EDAT- 2017/03/09 06:00
MHDA- 2017/03/21 06:00
PMCR- 2017/02/08
CRDT- 2017/03/09 06:00
PHST- 2016/11/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/01/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/03/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/03/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/03/21 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/02/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2017/3152424 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:3152424. doi: 10.1155/2017/3152424. Epub 2017 Feb 8.