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В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Vasiliev</surname><given-names>S. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Васильев Сергей Васильевич — д.м.н., профессор, заведующий; главный врач</p><p>ул. Льва Толстого, д. 6–8, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197022, Россия,</p><p>пр-т Крестовский, д. 18, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197110, Россия</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Sergei V. Vasiliev</p><p>6–8, Lev Tolstoy str., St-Petersburg, 197022, Russia,</p><p>18, Krestovskiy Ave., St-Petersburg, 197110, Russia</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-9731</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Недозимованый</surname><given-names>А. И.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Nedozimovanyi</surname><given-names>A. I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Недозимованый Анатолий Иванович — к.м.н., доцент</p><p>ул. Льва Толстого, д. 6–8, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197022, Россия,</p><p>пр-т Крестовский, д. 18, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197110, Россия</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Anatolii I. Nedozimovanyi</p><p>6–8, Lev Tolstoy str., St-Petersburg, 197022, Russia,</p><p>18, Krestovskiy Ave., St-Petersburg, 197110, Russia</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9112-0232</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Попов</surname><given-names>Д. Е.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Popov</surname><given-names>D. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Попов Дмитрий Евгеньевич — к.м.н., доцент</p><p>ул. Льва Толстого, д. 6–8, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197022, Россия,</p><p>пр-т Крестовский, д. 18, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197110, Россия</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dmitry E. Popov</p><p>6–8, Lev Tolstoy str., St-Petersburg, 197022, Russia,</p><p>18, Krestovskiy Ave., St-Petersburg, 197110, Russia</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9452-1979</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гор</surname><given-names>И. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Gor</surname><given-names>I. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Гор Иван Владимирович — очный аспирант; врач-хирург</p><p>ул. Льва Толстого, д. 6–8, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197022, Россия,</p><p>пр-т Крестовский, д. 18, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197110, Россия</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Ivan V. Gor</p><p>6–8, Lev Tolstoy str., St-Petersburg, 197022, Russia,</p><p>18, Krestovskiy Ave., St-Petersburg, 197110, Russia</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">ivan92gorr@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4425-9180</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Мошкова</surname><given-names>Т. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Moshkova</surname><given-names>T. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Мошкова Татьяна Андреевна — д.м.н. доцент</p><p>ул. Льва Толстого, д. 6–8, г. Санкт-Петербург, 197022, Россия,</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Tatiana A. Moshkova</p><p>6–8, Lev Tolstoy str., St-Petersburg, 197022, Russia,</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ФГБОУ ВО ПСПб ГМУ им. И.П. Павлова» Минздрава России, кафедра хирургических болезней стоматологического факультета с курсом колопроктологии; СПб ГБУЗ «Городская больница № 9». Городской центр колопроктологии</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University; St-Petersburg City Hospital №9, City Center of Coloproctology</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ФГБОУ ВО ПСПб ГМУ им. И.П. Павлова» Минздрава России, кафедра хирургических болезней стоматологического факультета с курсом колопроктологии</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2021</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>21</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>20</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>35</fpage><lpage>41</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Васильев С.В., Недозимованый А.И., Попов Д.Е., Гор И.В., Мошкова Т.А., 2021</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Васильев С.В., Недозимованый А.И., Попов Д.Е., Гор И.В., Мошкова Т.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Vasiliev S.V., Nedozimovanyi A.I., Popov D.E., Gor I.V., Moshkova T.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.ruproctology.com/jour/article/view/1620">https://www.ruproctology.com/jour/article/view/1620</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Цель</title><p>Цель: улучшение результатов лечения свищей прямой кишки; оценка эффективности комбинированного использования методик LIFT и FiLaC.</p></sec><sec><title>Пациенты и методы</title><p>Пациенты и методы: в исследование включены 35 пациентов с транссфинктерными свищами криптогландулярного происхождения, охватывающими более чем 1/3 сфинктера. Всем пациентам свищевой ход обработан энергией лазера (скорость продвижения лазерного проводника — 1 мм в секунду, длина волны — 1470 нм, мощность излучения — 13 Вт), а затем выполнены перевязка и иссечение участка свищевого хода в межсфинктерном пространстве.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты: у 28 (80,0%) пациентов из 35 удалось достичь полного заживления свища. При этом в случаях длительного заживления (более 3 месяцев), использовалась методика ReFiLaC — повторная обработка просвета свищевого хода энергией лазера, что привело к закрытию свища у 2 из 3 пациентов. Медиана наблюдения составила 10,2 месяца. Развития явлений анальной инконтиненции не было отмечено ни в одном случае.</p></sec><sec><title>Заключение</title><p>Заключение: предварительные результаты исследования позволяют оценить попытку комбинированного применения указанных малоинвазивных методик в лечении свищей прямой кишки как перспективную.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Aim</title><p>Aim: to improve the results of fistula treatment, to evaluate the effectiveness of the combined use of LIFT and FiLaC techniques.</p></sec><sec><title>Patients and methods</title><p>Patients and methods: the study included 35 patients with transsphincter fistulas of cryptopglandular etiology involved more than 1/3 of the sphincter. All patients underwent surgery with laser energy (the laser conductor speed is 1 mm per second, the wavelength is 1470 nm, the radiation output is 13 W) after the LIFT procedure.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results: the primary healing rate was 28/35 (80,0%). The patients who failed the combined procedure (cases of prolonged healing more than 3 months) underwent a second procedure ReFiLaC, which led to the closure of fistula in 2 of 3 patients. A median follow-up period was 10,2 months. No incontinence to solid and liquid stools was detected.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Conclusion: preliminary results of the study permits to assess the potential of the combined low-invasive approach for anal fistulas as positive.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>свищ прямой кишки</kwd><kwd>анальная инконтиненция</kwd><kwd>лазер</kwd><kwd>LIFT</kwd><kwd>сфинктеросохраняющие методы</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>anal fistula</kwd><kwd>faecal incontinence</kwd><kwd>laser</kwd><kwd>LIFT</kwd><kwd>sphincter-preserving</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Шелыгин Ю.А. 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