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Small modifications can obtain good results when treating high transsphincteric anal fistula with LIFT

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The author acknowledges the generosity of professor Arun Rojanasakul of Chulalongkorn University for teaching me how to perform LIFT procedure and giving the LIFT retractors to National Cheng Kung University Hospital.

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  1. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.138, Shengli Road, Tainan City, Taiwan

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Chen, P.C. Small modifications can obtain good results when treating high transsphincteric anal fistula with LIFT. Tech Coloproctol 24, 617–618 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-020-02191-z

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