Comparison of controlled-intermittent anal dilatation and lateral internal sphincterotomy in the treatment of chronic anal fissures: A prospective, randomized study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-231

  Yucel, Tayfun ^a   Gonullu, Dogan ^b   Oncu, Mahmut ^c   Koksoy, Ferda Nihat ^b   Ozkan, Sibel Gurdal ^d   Aycan, Omer ^b  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^d NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Chronic anal fissure; Constipation; Controlled intermittent anal dilatation; Lateral internal sphincterotomy; Long term results; Pain; Park's speculum; Resting pressure of anal canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL DILATATION; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349088468     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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