Topical therapy is first line treatment for chronic anal fissure because of the risk of incontinence with sphincterotomy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1157-1158

  Lubowski, David ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 46649083007     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-008-9198-3     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Brown CJ, Dubreuil D, Santoro L, Liu M, O'Connor BI, McLeod RS. Lateral internal sphincterotomy is superior to topical nitroglycerin for healing chronic anal fissure and does not compromise long-term fecal continence: six-year follow-up of a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Dis Colon Rectum 2007;50:442-8.