EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GLYCERYL TRINITRATE (GTN) IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE
Background: Anal fissure disease is a commonly distressing disease in both genders. Surgery remains a corner stone in the management of anal fissure through the ages but currently, a more conservative approach in the form of medical treatment is more ...
Nadia Khitab +3 more
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Chronic anal fissure: new approaches to chemical sphincterotomy
<ul> <li>An anal fissure is a split in the mucosa extending from the anal verge towards the dentate line. It currently affects 10% of patients attending proctology clinics.
Mohammad hassan Emami +1 more
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Anal self-massage in the treatment of acute anal fissure. A randomized prospective study
Background An anal fissure (AF) is a tear in the epithelial lining of the anal canal. This is a very common condition, but the choice of treatment is unclear. The use of anal dilators is effective, economic, and safe.
CANDELORO, LAURA +3 more
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Objective: To compare the efficacy of topical 0.2% glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) ointment with 2% Nifedipine ointment in healing of anal fissure. Study Design: Quasi experimental study.
Usman Asghar +4 more
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Topical treatments for anal fissure. [PDF]
Fagan C, Kolber MR, Lindblad AJ.
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The effect of Caudal Epidural Injection on healing in the treatment of chronic anal fissure. [PDF]
Gökçek E, Gökçe R, Kaçar CK.
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The Italian Unitary Society of Colon-proctology (SIUCP: Società Italiana Unitaria di Colonproctologia) guidelines for the management of anal fissure. [PDF]
Brillantino A +54 more
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[Efficacy of anal dilators in the treatment of acute anal fissure. A controlled clinical trial].
Procedures involving the use of anal dilators or topical nitroderivatives for the treatment of anal fissure are efficacious, economic and safe. The aim of our study was to compare the efficacy of two conservative treatments - passive dilation with anal ...
GAJ, Fabio, Crispino P., Trecca A
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Medical treatment of chronic anal fissure. Where do we stand on reversible chemical sphincterotomy?
peer reviewedAnal fissure is a common problem which can evolve to chronicity. Chronic anal fissure is thought to be an ischemic ulceration related to sphincter hypertonia.
Van Kemseke, Catherine +1 more
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Calibrated lateral internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure.
Lateral internal sphincterotomy is an effective procedure for the treatment of anal fissure, but may affected anal continence. We describe a procedure aimed at tailoring the division of the sphincter according to the degree of the hypertonia and to the ...
ZUGNI C +6 more
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