ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2020
LIFT and BioLIFT: a 10-Year Single-Centre Experience of Treating Complex Fistula-In-Ano With Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Procedure With or Without Bio-prosthetic Reinforcement (BioLIFT).
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- Failure rates and complications of four sphincter-sparing techniques for the treatment of fistula-in-ano: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Epidemiology and Outcomes Associated with Local Surgical and Intersphincteric Ligation Procedures for Complex Cryptoglandular Fistulas.Advances in therapy · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Sphincter-Preserving Surgery in the Treatment of Complex Anal Fistula: A Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tractWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2026Article
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- Is the ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure truly a sphincter preserving procedure for anal fistula? A scoping review of the literature.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of complex anal fistula.Annals of coloproctology · 2024Review
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- Comparison between recent sphincter-sparing procedures for complex anal fistulas-ligation of intersphincteric tractWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2022Review
- Porcine dermal collagen mesh (Permacol™) as a bioprosthesis in the ligation of intersphincteric tract (BioLIFT) procedure.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the outcome of ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) and bioprosthetic graft (BioLIFT) in the management of transsphincteric perianal fistula.
methodsA single-institution retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing LIFT and BioLIFT from January 2009 to June 2018 was performed. Only patients who had LIFTs and BioLIFT performed as their primary sphincter-preserving procedure was included. Primary outcome measured was primary healing. Secondary outcomes measured were secondary healing, morbidity, time to recurrence, and pre- and post-operative anorectal manometry. Chi-square analysis was used to determine predictive factors.
resultsA total of 116 patients were identified. One hundred five had LIFT and 11 had BioLIFT. The total primary healing rate was 60.3% (62.9% and 34.9% for LIFT and BioLIFT respectively). The overall secondary healing rate was 80.2% (80.0% and 81.9% for LIFT and BioLIFT respectively). There was no inpatient morbidity or post-procedural faecal incontinence reported. There was no significant change in the pre- and post-operative manometries in either group (P = 0.417 and P = 0.834 for LIFT and BioLIFT respectively). The only predictor for primary failure identified was anteriorly located fistula.
conclusionLIFT and BioLIFT compare favourably with other sphincter-preserving procedures. LIFT and BioLIFT can be performed safely, with minimal morbidity and with no reported loss of sphincteric function.
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