Research Article
Clinical Experience with Lift Technique For Complex Anal Fistulas
Erdinc Cetinkaya*, Bekir Bulut, Siyar Ersoz, Cem Emir Guldogan, Ozgur Akgul, Bulent Cavit Yuksel and Ahmet Kessaf Aslar
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
- *Corresponding Author:
- Erdinc Cetinkaya
MD, Department of Colorectal Surgery
General Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
S脙鈥灻偮県hiye 06100, Post Code: 06100 Ankara, Turkey
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E-mail: drerdinccetinkaya@gmail.com
Rec date: Mar 29, 2016; Acc date: May 11, 2016; Pub date: May 16, 2016
Citation: Cetinkaya E, Bulut B, Ersoz S, Guldogan CE, Akgul O, et al. (2016) Clinical Experience with Lift Technique For Complex Anal Fistulas. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 6:425. doi:10.4172/2161-069X.1000425
Copyright: © 2016 Cetinkaya E, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Aim: In this study we aimed to assess the results of LIFT technique for the patients with complex anal fistula in our colorectal unit.
Methods: A total of 24 consecutive patients with complex anal fistula were recruited in our prospective study between January 2014 and July 2014. Outcome measures included presence of recurrence, fecal incontinence and surgical complications.
Results: We enrolled 24 patients with a mean age of 40.5 (range 16-69) years,ten of the patients had recurrent fistulas and 14 were newly diagnosed. Mean follow-up was 4 months. Successful fistula repair was achieved in the 87.5% of the patients, 3 patients had failure at the follow-up. No incontinence was observed in any of the patients.
Conclusion: Ligation of the intersphincteric tract is a novel sphincter-preserving method for complex anal fistulas. As a simple, safe, cost-effective procedure with high success rates it could be candidate for being the gold standart method for complex anal fistulas.
