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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-0099</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirujano general]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. gen]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-0099</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía General A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-00992020000100013</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/92706</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ligadura interesfintérica de trayecto fistuloso como tratamiento de fístula anorrectal compleja]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ligation of intersphinteric fistula tract as treatment of complex anorectal fistula]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Luján-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karla Ivonne]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Güemes-Quinto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Agustín]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cosme-Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de México &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Liceaga&#8221; Servicio de Coloproctología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de México &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Liceaga&#8221; Servicio de Coloproctología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>13</fpage>
<lpage>18</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-00992020000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-00992020000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-00992020000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Objetivo:  Demostrar que uno de los tratamientos efectivos para la resolución de fístulas anales complejas transesfintéricas altas es la técnica de ligadura del trayecto interesfintérico, ya que es uno de los procedimientos que ha demostrado adecuados resultados para la resolución de la fístula, así como la preservación del esfínter anal y la continencia.  Material y método:  Se realizó un estudio prospectivo y observacional de pacientes intervenidos quirúrgicamente con la técnica de ligadura del trayecto interesfintérico por fístula anal compleja (transesfintérica alta), de origen criptoglandular durante el periodo comprendido entre enero del 2016 y agosto del 2018 en el Servicio de Coloproctología del Hospital General de México &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Liceaga&#8221; de la Ciudad de México. Se analizaron las características clínicas, la técnica quirúrgica y su resultado.  Resultados:  Fueron incluidos un total de 23 pacientes con fístula transesfintérica alta, a los cuales se les realizó técnica de ligadura del trayecto interesfintérico. Sólo uno de los pacientes presentó recurrencia de la fístula. En el seguimiento postoperatorio, un mes después de la cirugía, tres pacientes presentaron absceso perianal en el sitio de la incisión (13.04%). Ningún paciente presentó incontinencia fecal posterior a procedimiento quirúrgico, la mediana del score de Wexner fue 0.  Conclusión:  En nuestra experiencia, la técnica de ligadura del trayecto interesfintérico resultó una cirugía segura, reproducible, con escasa morbilidad y nula incontinencia fecal, con un porcentaje de éxito alrededor de 90%, por lo que podría considerarse la primera línea de tratamiento quirúrgico en fístula anal compleja transesfintérica alta.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Objective:  To demonstrate that one of the effective treatments for the resolution of high transsphincteric complex anal fistulas is the ligature of intersphinteric tract technique, since it is one of the procedures that has demonstrated adequate results for the resolution of the fistula, as well as the preservation of the anal sphincter and the continence.  Material and method:  This is a prospective and observational study of patients surgically treated with the ligature of intersphinteric tract technique for complex anal fistula (high transsphinteric), of cryptoglandular origin during the period between January 2016 and August 2018 in the Coloproctology Unit at the Hospital General de México &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Liceaga&#8221; in Mexico City. The clinical characteristics, the surgical technique and its result were analyzed.  Results:  A total of 23 patients with high transsphinteric fistula were included, who underwent the ligature of intersphinteric tract technique. only in one, recurrence of the fistula occurred. In the postoperative follow-up, one month after surgery, three patients presented with a perianal abscess at the site of the incision (13.04%), which required drainage and subsequent management with antibiotic. No patient presented fecal incontinence after surgical procedure, the median Wexner score was 0.  Conclusion:  In our experience, the ligature of intersphinteric tract technique was a safe, reproducible surgery with low morbidity and no fecal incontinence, with a success rate of around 90%, and could be considered as the first line of treatment in high trans-sphincteric complex anal fistula.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fístula anal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fístula anal compleja]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ligadura interesfintérica del trayecto fistuloso]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[incontinencia fecal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fistula-in-ano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[complex anal fistula]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[high transsphinteric fistula]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fecal incontinence]]></kwd>
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