Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Controlled Manual Anal Dilatation in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissures: A Single-center Observational Study

Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Controlled Manual Anal Dilatation in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissures: A Single-center Observational Study

Objectives: Conventional anal dilatation for anal fissures has long been abandoned because of the high incidence of anal incontinence. However, less invasive and more precise dilation techniques have been developed that have shown high healing and low incontinence rates. This study aimed to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Abe, Masao Kunimoto, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Shigenori Ota, Kei Ohara, Mitsuhiro Inagaki, Yusuke Saitoh, Masanori Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Subjects:
anal fissure
anal dilatation
anal stretching
anal sphincter
fecal incontinence
lateral internal sphincterotomy
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/7/4/7_2023-019/_pdf/-char/en

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