IFOC Compared With LIFT in High Anal Fistula
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Conditions studied: Anal Fistula Surgery, High Anal Fistula
In brief
Patients presenting to the outpatient clinic at Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals with high anal fistula will be assessed according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study purpose will be explained, and informed consent will be obtained from eligible participants. A detailed medical history and routine preoperative assessment will be conducted. Clinical evaluation will include identification of the internal and external openings, assessment of discharge, and continence status using the Jorge-Wexner incontinence score. MRI fistulogram will be performed preoperatively to evaluate the fistula tract and its relation to the sphincter complex. Patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups (1:1 ratio) using a computer-generated sequence: Group A: Undergo LIFT procedure Group B: Undergo IFOC procedure Both procedures will be performed as per standard surgical techniques. Postoperatively, patients will start oral fluids after 2 hours and resume a normal diet as tolerated. Discharge is planned on the first postoperative day unless otherwise indicated. Follow-up will be conducted at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, and monthly thereafter for at least 6 months to assess healing and detect complications, including recurrence.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07520500
- Run by
- Cairo University
- People needed
- 66
- Starts
- 2026-04-19
- Expected to finish
- 2027-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-22
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients with high anal fistula from both gender
You may not qualify if…
- Patient with preoperative fecal incontinence
- Fistula secondary to colorectal malignancy
- Patients with inflammatory bowel disease
- Fistula secondary to trauma or radiation
- Low anal fistula
Where it is running
- Faculty of medicine, Cairo University — Cairo, Al-Manial, Cairo, Egypt, Egypt (enrolling)
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