Affiliation:
1. UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, UZHHOROD, UKRAINE
Abstract
The aim: To improve the results of treatment of complex PF by the ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT).
Materials and methods: 27 patients with transsphincteric fistulas of the rectum of different complexity have been operated by two methods: by ligature method (“cutting seton”) and by the ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT).
Results: No early complications were noticed in patients who had been applied the technique of fistula ligation in the postoperative period. The pain syndrome was expressed insignificantly. The rehabilitation period was less than 12 days. Having analyzed the long-term results of the observation period lasting up to 26 months, we arrived at the conclusion that the choice of surgical treatment had little effect on the recurrence rate of pararectal fistula (21.4 and 15.38%, respectively). However, one LIFT patient had gas incontinence within 1 year of surgery in contrast to 4 patients who had had a cutting ligature method having anal incontinence for 1 year and 1 patient – during the observation period.
Conclusions: Ligation of the fistula in the intersphincter tract is an effective sphincter-preserving operation, does not require additional equipment and expensive consumables, is characterized by minimal damage to the anal sphincter and a high percentage of closure of PF (84.6%). The recurrence rate does not exceed 15.38%.
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