Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Is Suitable for Recurrent Anal Fistulas from Follow-Up of 16 Months

Table 5

Worldwide experience with LIFT.

First author		Healing	Recurrence	Follow-up
Rojanasakul	18	94.40%	—	—
Shanwani	45	82.20%	17.70%	9 (2–16) months
Bleier	29	57%	10.30%	20 (0–58) weeks
Ellis	31	94%	—	15 (12–30) months
Ooi	25	68%	28%	22 (3–43) weeks
Aboulian	25	68%	12%	27 (8–158) weeks
Sileri	18	83%	NA	6 (4–10) months
Tan	93	86%	6.50%	6 (1–85) weeks
Mushaya	25	68%	8%	16.4 (8.4–31.3) months
Han	21	95%	—	14 (12–15) months
Lo	25	89%	0	9.8 (1–21.5) months
Wallin	93	40%	26%	19 (44–55) months
van Onkelen	41	51%	—	15 (7–21) months
Abcarian	40	74%	8%	18 (2–64) weeks
van Onkelen	22	82%	—	19.5 (3–35) months
Lehmann	17	65%	—	13.5 (8–26) months
Sirikurnpiboon	41	83%	19%	18 weeks
Tan	16	68.80%	—	26 (12–51) months
Liu	38	61%	—	26 (3–44) months
Gingold	15	67%	58%	11.2 (3–15) months
Romaniszyn	14	57%	7.10%	8 (7–17) months
Dalbem	22	77.00%	23%	14 (4–24) months
Tomiyoshi	8	88%	—	2–6 weeks
Baharudin	56	71%	5.35%	20.98 (2.9–151.74) weeks
Ye	43	87%	12.80%	15 (12–24) months
Schulze	75	88%	12%	14.6 ± 1.7 months
Parthasarathi	167	94.10%	5.90%	12 (4–22) months