title: [The past, presence and future of ligation of intersphincteric fistulous tract for the treatment of fistula in ano].
abstract: This paper is to summarize the successful rate, complication morbidity, and the impact of ligation of the intersphinteric fistula tract (LIFT) on anal continence, and to illustrate the efficacy of LIFT procedure for the treatment of high transphinteric fistula in ano and the challenging problems existed in practice through literature review retrospectively. LIFT procedure appears to be an effective sphincter conserving approach with less complications and minimal impact on anorectal function for the treatment of high transsphincteric fistula in ano.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anus and Intestine Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China. njdoctorswj@163.com.
authors.forename: Wanjin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008026:Ligation; D012003:Rectal Fistula; D012189:Retrospective Studies