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Baocheng Zhao, Zhenjun Wang, Jiagang Han, Yi Zheng, Jinjie Cui, Sanshui Yu. Long-Term Outcomes of Ligation of the Inter-Sphincteric Fistula Tract Plus Bioprosthetic Anal Fistula Plug (LIFT-Plug) in the Treatment of Trans-Sphincteric Perianal Fistula. Medical Science Monitor 2019; 25 doi: 10.12659/MSM.914925
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Sharon Z. Koh, Charles B Tsang. The LIFT procedure. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2014; 25(4) doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2014.08.007
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Christine A. Burke, Jennifer E. Park, Tamara Grisales. Female Genitourinary and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction. 2023;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-19598-3_46
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AE Lasheen. Skin Sparing Fistulectomy with Primary Sphincters Repair by Special Sutures for Management of High Perianal Fistula. Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research 2016;  doi: 10.17352/2455-2968.000028
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Sharon Z. Koh, Charles B. Tsang. Reprint of: The LIFT procedure. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2018; 29(4) doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2018.11.010
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Dirk Van De Putte, Martijn Depuydt, Jan Colpaert, Gabrielle H. Van Ramshorst. Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) in complex anorectal fistulas: retrospective analysis of the outcomes in a tertiary hospital. Updates in Surgery 2025; 77(4) doi: 10.1007/s13304-025-02174-5
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S. Y. Parnasa, B. Helou, I. Mizrahi, R. Gefen, M. Abu-Gazala, A. J. Pikarsky, N. Shussman. External sphincter-sparing anal fistulotomy (ESSAF): a simplified technique for the treatment of fistula-in-ano. Techniques in Coloproctology 2021; 25(12) doi: 10.1007/s10151-021-02525-5
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Anand Morri, Appa Rao K, Sivasankarrao Kurra. EVALUATION OF NEW SURGICAL PROCEDURE ‘LIFT’ (LIGATION OF INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULOUS TRACT) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUBSET OF PATIENTS WITH FISTULA–INANO. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare 2016; 3(41) doi: 10.18410/jebmh/2016/450
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Gaspare Solina, Stefano Mandalà, Camillo La Barbera, Vincenzo Mandalà. Current management of intestinal bowel disease: the role of surgery. Updates in Surgery 2016; 68(1) doi: 10.1007/s13304-016-0361-4
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Jon D. Vogel, Eric K. Johnson, Arden M. Morris, Ian M. Paquette, Theodore J. Saclarides, Daniel L. Feingold, Scott R. Steele. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Anorectal Abscess, Fistula-in-Ano, and Rectovaginal Fistula. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 2016; 59(12) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000733
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Ingrid M. Melo, Elvis D. Vargas, Julimar del C. Briceño, Daniel Chiantera, Mariangela C. Pérez, Eliana C. Bonilla, Jenils D. Coacuto, Patricia Zarza. Multiple Scale of Complexity for Anorectal Fistulas. World Journal of Colorectal Surgery 2021; 10(1) doi: 10.4103/WJCS.WJCS_19_19
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Tamer A. A. M. Habeeb, Massimo Chiaretti, Igor A. Kryvoruchko, Antonio Pesce, Aristotelis Kechagias, Abd Al-Kareem Elias, Abdelmonem A. M. Adam, Mohamed A. Gadallah, Saad Mohamed Ali Ahmed, Ahmed Khyrallh, Mohammed H. Alsayed, Esmail Tharwat Kamel Awad, Mohammed Hassan Elshafey, Mohamed Ibrahim Abo Alsaad, Abouelatta Kh. Ali, Hamdi Elbelkasi, Mahmoud Ali Abou Zaid, Hoda A. A. Youssef, Mona Mohammad Farid Al-Zamek, Alaa Fiad, Tamer Mohamed Elshahidy, Mahmoud R. Elballat, Ahmed Kamal El Taher, Mohamed Mahmoud Mokhtar Mohamed, Ahmed Khaled AboZeid, Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, Mahmoud Abdou Yassin, Ahmed Salah Arafa, Mohamed Lotfy, Bassam Mousa, Baher Atef, Sameh Mohamed Naguib, Ibrahim A. Heggy, Mohamed Elnemr, Mohamed Abdallah Zaitoun, Ehab Shehata AbdAllah, Mohamad S. Moussa, Abd Elwahab M. Hamed, Rasha S. Elsayed. Mucosal advancement flap versus ligation of the inter-sphincteric fistula tract for management of trans-sphincteric perianal fistulas in the elderly: a retrospective study. International Journal of Colorectal Disease 2025; 40(1) doi: 10.1007/s00384-025-04846-5
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Anam Zahra, Jyothirmai Malla, Ramaneshwar Selvaraj, Ravneet K Dhanoa, Sathish Venugopal, Shoukrie I Shoukrie, Tharun Y Selvamani, Ranim K Hamouda, Pousette Hamid. A Comparison of Different Surgical Treatments for Complex Anal Fistula: A Systematic Review. Cureus 2022;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.28289
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Sagar Reddy G, Ashok Reddy R. Mucosal Advancement Flap Versus Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract for Transsphincteric Fistula-in-Ano: A Comparative Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Cureus 2025;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.99295
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Kasaya Tantiphlachiva. Anorectal Disorders. 2019;  doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815346-8.00007-2
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Pankaj Garg, G. Mahak, Prema Ram Choudhary, G. Sattyadeep, Vipul D. Yagnik. Beyond incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sexual dysfunction after anal fistula surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2026; 30(9) doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2026.102504
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G. J. H. Vander Mijnsbrugge, R. J. F. Felt-Bersma, D. K. F. Ho, C. B. H. Molenaar. Perianal fistulas and the lift procedure: results, predictive factors for success, and long-term results with subsequent treatment. Techniques in Coloproctology 2019; 23(7) doi: 10.1007/s10151-019-02023-9
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Sander Van Hoof, Els Van Dessel, Peter Cools. LIFT: a feasible option for primary and recurrent fistulas. Acta Chirurgica Belgica 2021; 121(6) doi: 10.1080/00015458.2020.1841488
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L.A. Hidalgo-Grau, N. Ruiz-Edo, O. Estrada-Ferrer, E.M. García-Torralbo, M. del Bas-Rubia, P. Clos-Ferrero, E. Bombuy-Giménez. Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT) for the Treatment of Anal Fistula: A Prospective Observational Study. Journal of Coloproctology 2023; 43(01) doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1764195
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Wolfgang B. Gaertner, Pamela L. Burgess, Jennifer S. Davids, Amy L. Lightner, Benjamin D. Shogan, Mark Y. Sun, Scott R. Steele, Ian M. Paquette, Daniel L. Feingold. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anorectal Abscess, Fistula-in-Ano, and Rectovaginal Fistula. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 2022; 65(8) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002473
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Jia Gang Han, Zhen Jun Wang, Yi Zheng, Chao Wen Chen, Xiao Qiang Wang, Xiang Ming Che, Wei Liang Song, Jin Jie Cui. Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract vs Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Plus a Bioprosthetic Anal Fistula Plug Procedure in Patients With Transsphincteric Anal Fistula. Annals of Surgery 2016; 264(6) doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001562
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Bradley R. Davis, Kevin R. Kasten. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2016;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-25970-3_14
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Moriah Wright, Alan Thorson, Garnet Blatchford, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Jennifer Beaty, Noelle Bertelson, Piyush Aggrawal, Lindsay Taylor, Charles A. Ternent. What happens after a failed LIFT for anal fistula?. The American Journal of Surgery 2017; 214(6) doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.042
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M. Sabrena, G.Varaguna Pandian, G.V. Bharadwaj, V. Swathika, S. Sudhishnaa, A. Divya Kalyani. A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF LIGATION OF INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULA TRACT (LIFT) IN ANAL FISTULAS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 2021;  doi: 10.36106/ijsr/4228234
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O. S. Pavlova, L. V. Kornev, E. K. Naumov, L. A. Laberko. Minimally invasive surgical technologies in the treatment of anal fistulas (literature review). Hirurg (Surgeon) 2023; (4) doi: 10.33920/med-15-2304-02
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Christine A. Burke, Jennifer E. Park, Tamara Grisales. Female Genitourinary and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction. 2023;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-71112-2_46-1
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Віталій Балицький. Якість життя пацієнтів після комбінованих хірургічних операцій з приводу поєднаних захворювань відхідникового каналу і прямої кишки. Шпитальна хірургія. Журнал імені Л. Я. Ковальчука 2026; (3) doi: 10.11603/2414-4533.2026.3.16688
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Jon D. Vogel, Carol-Ann Vasilevsky. Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. 2019;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-65966-4_10
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V. V Homochkin, S. S Maskin, N. V. Homochkina, Y.U. V. Perov, A. V. Pavlov. THE EFFICIENCY OF THE LIGATION OF INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULA TRACT IN THE TREATMENT OF TRANSSPHINCTERIC ANAL FISTULAS. Journal of Volgograd State Medical University 2018; 15(3) doi: 10.19163/1994-9480-2018-3(67)-99-102
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Musharraf Husain, Mir Mujtaba Ahmad, Tajamul Rashid, Ajay Kumar Thakral. Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract for complex fistula in ano at a tertiary care centre in Northern India: A 3-year prospective study. Journal of Clinical Sciences 2025; 22(1) doi: 10.4103/jcls.jcls_54_24
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Bachir Ghandour, Margaret G. Keane, Brianna Shinn, Qais M. Dawod, Sima Fansa, Abdul Hamid El Chafic, Shayan S. Irani, Rishi Pawa, Aditya Gutta, Yervant Ichkhanian, Bharat Paranandi, Swati Pawa, Mohammad A. Al-Haddad, Tobias Zuchelli, Matthew T. Huggett, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Thomas E. Kowalski, Mouen A. Khashab. Factors predictive of persistent fistulas in EUS-directed transgastric ERCP: a multicenter matched case-control study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2023; 97(2) doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.09.028
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Ogün ERŞEN, Murat AKICI, Girayhan ÇELİK. Basit Perianal Fistül Tedavisinde Fistülotomi Yeterli midir?. SDÜ Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 2019; 26(4) doi: 10.17343/sdutfd.510071
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Franco Marinello, Paola Campennì, Eloy Espin-Basany. Anal Fistula and Abscess. Coloproctology 2022;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-76670-2_42
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Ann Lowry. Coloproctology. 2015;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-10154-5_12-1
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Jolynn Qian Lin Low, Retnagowri Rajandram, Mohamed Rezal Abdul Aziz, April Camilla Roslani. Postoperative pain following laser fistula closure versus ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract: A prospective double‐blinded randomized controlled trial. World Journal of Surgery 2024; 48(8) doi: 10.1002/wjs.12242
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Seung Han Kim. Practices of Anorectal Surgery. 2019;  doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-1447-6_9
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Janice F. Rafferty, Jonathan R. Snyder. Reoperative surgery for persistent anal fistulae. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2015; 26(4) doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2015.09.003
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Franco Marinello, Paola Campennì, Eloy Espin-Basany. Anal Fistula and Abscess. Coloproctology 2021;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30902-2_42-1
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Essam F. Ebied, Ahmed Gendia, Kareem Ahmed Kamel, Ibrahim Magid Abdel‐Maksoud. Cohort study of fistulotomy with external tract fistulectomy and primary sphincter reconstruction in high trans‐sphincteric fistula‐in‐ano. Colorectal Disease 2023; 25(6) doi: 10.1111/codi.16532
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Ingrid M. Melo, Elvis D. Vargas, Julimar del C. Briceño, Daniel Chiantera, Mariangela C. Pérez, Eliana C. Bonilla, Jenils D. Coacuto, Patricia Zarza. Multiple Scale of Complexity for Anorectal Fistulas. World Journal of Colorectal Surgery 2022; 11(4) doi: 10.4103/wjcs.wjcs_10_22
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Jerry Xiao, Erin Santos, Nana-Yaw Bonsu, Woihwan Kim, Michael Eisenberg, Marianne Cusick, Jeffrey Van Eps. Anorectal Disorders - From Diagnosis to Treatment. 2024;  doi: 10.5772/intechopen.1003888
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James W. Fleshman. The Legacy Continues. 2024;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-52893-4_2
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Amir Bastawrous, Melinda Hawkins, Rodney Kratz, Raman Menon, Darren Pollock, Jacquelyn Charbel, Kevin Long. Results from a novel modification to the ligation intersphincteric fistula tract. The American Journal of Surgery 2015; 209(5) doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.01.002
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Martin Luchtefeld, Tarek Jalouta. Anorectal Disease. 2016;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-23147-1_6
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Go Miyahara, Akira Tsunoda, Tomoko Takahashi. Results of a Modified Technique for Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract for Low Transsphincteric or Intersphincteric Fistula-in-ano and Postoperative Anal Function. Nippon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi 2018; 71(6) doi: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.71.237
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Sergio Danilo Tanahara TOMIYOSHI, Carlos Henrique Marques DOS SANTOS. Effectiveness of the ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) in the treatment of anal fistula: initial results. ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo) 2014; 27(2) doi: 10.1590/S0102-67202014000200004
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A. Troester, J. Frebault, E. Von Der Marwitz, E. Arsoniadis, S. M. Goldberg, P. Goffredo, C. Jahansouz. A modified LIFT approach of offsetting sphincter muscle plication aimed at decreasing recurrence rates: a single-center retrospective review. Techniques in Coloproctology 2026; 30(1) doi: 10.1007/s10151-025-03241-0
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Ann Lowry. Colon, Rectum and Anus: Anatomic, Physiologic and Diagnostic Bases for Disease Management. 2017;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09807-4_12
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Heather Rossi, David Rothenberger. Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2015;  doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2223-9_43
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D. R. Rosen, A. M. Kaiser. Definitive seton management for transsphincteric fistula‐in‐ano: harm or charm?. Colorectal Disease 2016; 18(5) doi: 10.1111/codi.13120
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A. Ommer, A. Herold, E. Berg, S. Farke, A. Fürst, F. Hetzer, A. Köhler, S. Post, R. Ruppert, M. Sailer, T. Schiedeck, O. Schwandner, B. Strittmatter, B. H. Lenhard, W. Bader, S. Krege, H. Krammer, E. Stange. S3-Leitlinie: Kryptoglanduläre Analfisteln. coloproctology 2017; 39(1) doi: 10.1007/s00053-016-0110-7
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Eric K. Johnson, Greta Bernier. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2022;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-66049-9_13
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Gustavo Tominaga Romero, Carlos Henrique Marques dos Santos, Pedro Carvalho Cassino, Maçanori Odashiro, Gisele Zocoller Seno, Gabriela Flávia Aléssio. Treatment of fistula-in-ano with cyanoacrylate glue with and without prior seton placement in rats. Acta Cirurgica Brasileira 2016; 31(6) doi: 10.1590/S0102-865020160060000003
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Hasan CALİS, Nuraydin Ozlem. A Rectovaginal Fistula Treated by Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Method. Acta Medica Alanya 2018; 2(1) doi: 10.30565/medalanya.381815
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Monika A. Krezalek, Lisa M. Cannon, Roger D. Hurst. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology 2017;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-53763-4_17
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Gaspare Solina, Sara Renna, Ambrogio Orlando. Crohn’s Disease. 2016;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-23066-5_18
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A. Amato, C. Bottini, P. De Nardi, P. Giamundo, A. Lauretta, A. Realis Luc, G. Tegon, R. J. Nicholls. Evaluation and management of perianal abscess and anal fistula: a consensus statement developed by the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR). Techniques in Coloproctology 2015; 19(10) doi: 10.1007/s10151-015-1365-7
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O. Schwandner. Behandlung von Analfisteln mittels Ligatur des intersphinktären Fistelgangs (LIFT). coloproctology 2015; 37(5) doi: 10.1007/s00053-015-0040-9
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A. Amato, C. Bottini, P. De Nardi, P. Giamundo, A. Lauretta, A. Realis Luc, V. Piloni. Evaluation and management of perianal abscess and anal fistula: SICCR position statement. Techniques in Coloproctology 2020; 24(2) doi: 10.1007/s10151-019-02144-1