No one wants a stoma or a bag to collect body waste. Intersphincteric resection (ISR) has emerged as an innovative surgical approach for treating rectal cancer, offering numerous benefits to patients.

Phase II trial of anti PD-1 monoclonal antibody and FOLFOXIRI combined with long-course radiotherapy as the total neoadjuvant treatment for proficient mismatch repair, locally advanced, low rectal ...

October 16, 2008 (San Francisco, California) — A novel sphincter-sparing surgical technique for the repair of perianal fistulas has demonstrated a 58% success rate in an American patient population.

Study of tumor-infiltrating T-cell reactivity to metastatic gastrointestinal cancers. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...

Tamara Wagner, BS, CPC, is coding manager for National Medical Billing Services. Q: What is the most appropriate way to code for ligation of an intersphincteric fistula as in a LIFT procedure? Tamara ...

The location and path of the fistula will determine which kind you have. The main types include: Intersphincteric anal fistula. Inside your rectum, two ring-like muscles control the opening and ...

We treated this condition with the injection, in the intersphincteric anal groove, of lipoaspirate processed by an innovative technology (Lipogems). The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy ...

To evaluate the clinical results of a combined method of intraoperative endoanal ultrasonography (IOEAUS) and transanal opening of the intersphincteric space (TROPIS). This study retrospectively ...

Evidence-based recommendations on self-expanding implant insertion into the intersphincteric space for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting implants that expand and press together, forming a ...

Evidence-based recommendations on self-expanding implant insertion into the intersphincteric space for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting implants that expand and press together, forming a ...