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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2013; 5(4): 123-128
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.123
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.123
Table 3 Results
| LIFT | LIFT PLUS | P vaule | |
| Operative time | 37.67 ± 17.40 | 44.00 ± 14.29 | 0.400 |
| (mean ± SD, min) (range) | (20-75) | (25-90) | |
| Healing rate | 81% | 85% | 0.529 |
| Postoperative incontinence | |||
| Clinical | A | A | |
| WIS | 0 | 0 | |
| Postoperative complications | 0.520 | ||
| Headache | 0 | 0 | |
| Urinary retention | 0 | 0 | |
| Bleeding (minor) | 0 | 1 | |
| Anal fissure | 1 | 1 | |
| Difficulty in defecating | 0 | 0 | |
| Wound healing time (median, wk ) | 4 | 4 | 0.262 |
| Follow up (median, wk) (range) | 18 (12-22) | 20 (12-24) | |
| Time to recurrence (median , wk) | 10 | 12 | 0.354 |
| Recurrence cases n (%) | |||
| High-transsphincteric | 4 (19) | 3 (15) | |
| Horseshoe-transsphincteric | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Suprasphincteric | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Anterior low-transsphincteric in females | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Re-operation | 3 | 3 |
- Citation: Sirikurnpiboon S, Awapittaya B, Jivapaisarnpong P. Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract and its modification: Results from treatment of complex fistula. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(4): 123-128
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i4/123.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.123