Outcome of transanal advancement flap repair (TAFR) as salvage therapy after failed ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT)-A proposed algorithm after failed LIFT.

Colorectal Dis · 2025 · PMC12332107 · PMID 40775663

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However, when the cohort was stratified by a BMI cutoff of 30 kg/m 2 , the difference between groups did not reach statistical significance (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.167), despite a clear numerical disparity in healing rates (81.3% in BMI <30 vs. 50% in BMI ≥30).

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