Objective: To evaluate the long-term healing rate of transsphincteric anal fistula treated with
anal fistula plug procedure and the risk factors affecting the healing of anal fistula. Methods …

Background An anal fistula plug is a sphincter-sparing procedure that uses biological
substances to close an anorectal fistula. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term …

Objective: To evaluate the long-term effects of anal fistula plug treatment on postoperative
anal function in patients with trans-sphincteric perianal fistula, and identify risk factors …

Objective To assess the treatment outcome of ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract plus
bioprosthetic anal fistula plug (LIFT-plug) for transsphincteric perianal fistulas. Methods …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the anal function in patients with trans-
sphincteric anal fistulas who underwent an anal fistula plug procedure, and analyze risk …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the ligation of intersphincteric fistula
tract (LIFT) with an additional plug (LIFT-plug) in the treatment of transsphincteric anal …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula
Tract Plus Bioprosthetic Anal Fistula Plug (LIFT-plug) in the treatment of chronic anal fistula …

Background: Anal fistula plug was recently introduced as an alternative treatment for anal
fistula. However, there is, so far, no published data on the use of the anal fistula plug both …

PURPOSE: Treatments for transsphincteric, cryptoglandular anal fistulas pose risks for high
recurrence rates and impaired anal continence. Anal fistula plugs have gained popularity …

Aim Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract and reinforcement with a bioprosthetic graft
are two recently reported procedures that have shown promise in the treatment of anal …