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The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence
PURPOSE: For the past several decades, internal anal sphincterotomy has generally been considered to be the standard operation for an anal fissure. However, wound complications inherent in this operation forced surgeons to look for an alternative form of treatment. The aim of our study was to evalua...
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Korean Society of Coloproctology
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8134927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32178506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/ac.2020.03.16 |
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author | Pinsk, Ilia Czeiger, David Lichtman, Daria Reshef, Avraham |
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description | PURPOSE: For the past several decades, internal anal sphincterotomy has generally been considered to be the standard operation for an anal fissure. However, wound complications inherent in this operation forced surgeons to look for an alternative form of treatment. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of anal dilatation for chronic anal fissure, especially possible negative impact on anal sphincter function. METHODS: The study was approved by the local Institutional Review Board and given a waiver of written consent. A phone call survey was undertaken among a group of consecutive patients who had an anal dilatation by standardized technique for chronic anal fissure for the period between 2000 and 2016. The survey included medical, obstetrical and surgical-related data, Wexner fecal incontinence score, recurrence of the anal fissure, and the need for additional medical intervention. Five hundred 48 patients were identified after limitations of age, concomitant pathology, and procedures that were applied to the hospital computerized database. Eighty-five patients (group A) agreed to participate in the survey and 463 patients did not. RESULTS: There were no differences between groups in demographic information and medical records data; therefore, group A may well represent a satisfactory sample of the whole group. The interval between the procedure and the survey was 6.8 ± 2.7 years. The Wexner incontinence score was 0 in 94% of patients. CONCLUSION: Anal dilatation, performed in a systematic and standardized way, has a successful outcome with no complications and has no clear long-term negative impact on anal sphincter function. |
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spelling | pubmed-81349272021-05-27 The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence Pinsk, Ilia Czeiger, David Lichtman, Daria Reshef, Avraham Ann Coloproctol Original Article PURPOSE: For the past several decades, internal anal sphincterotomy has generally been considered to be the standard operation for an anal fissure. However, wound complications inherent in this operation forced surgeons to look for an alternative form of treatment. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of anal dilatation for chronic anal fissure, especially possible negative impact on anal sphincter function. METHODS: The study was approved by the local Institutional Review Board and given a waiver of written consent. A phone call survey was undertaken among a group of consecutive patients who had an anal dilatation by standardized technique for chronic anal fissure for the period between 2000 and 2016. The survey included medical, obstetrical and surgical-related data, Wexner fecal incontinence score, recurrence of the anal fissure, and the need for additional medical intervention. Five hundred 48 patients were identified after limitations of age, concomitant pathology, and procedures that were applied to the hospital computerized database. Eighty-five patients (group A) agreed to participate in the survey and 463 patients did not. RESULTS: There were no differences between groups in demographic information and medical records data; therefore, group A may well represent a satisfactory sample of the whole group. The interval between the procedure and the survey was 6.8 ± 2.7 years. The Wexner incontinence score was 0 in 94% of patients. CONCLUSION: Anal dilatation, performed in a systematic and standardized way, has a successful outcome with no complications and has no clear long-term negative impact on anal sphincter function. Korean Society of Coloproctology 2021-04 2020-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8134927/ /pubmed/32178506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/ac.2020.03.16 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Korean Society of Coloproctology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Pinsk, Ilia Czeiger, David Lichtman, Daria Reshef, Avraham The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence |
title | The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence |
title_full | The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence |
title_fullStr | The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence |
title_full_unstemmed | The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence |
title_short | The Long-term Effect of Standardized Anal Dilatation for Chronic Anal Fissure on Anal Continence |
title_sort | long-term effect of standardized anal dilatation for chronic anal fissure on anal continence |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8134927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32178506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/ac.2020.03.16 |
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