Increasing experience of ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract for patients with Crohn's disease: what have we learned?

JP Kamiński, K Zaghiyan, P Fleshner - Colorectal Disease, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) has been proposed as a treatment of
trans‐sphincteric fistula in perianal Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to look …

Inflammatory bowel disease in the pediatric patient

T Ponsky, A Hindle, A Sandler - Surgical Clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term used to describe two chronic bowel
disorders, Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), both of which are characterized …

A modified pathway of perineal packing in patients requiring surgery for perineal fistulas with extensive perineal involvement

G Pellino, G Sciaudone… - Annali Italiani di …, 2015 - annaliitalianidichirurgia.it
AIM: To describe a method to manage complex perianal fistulas with extensive perineal
involvement, allowing avoidance of exposure of wide wounds and repeated procedures …