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Technical failure of lateral sphincterotomy for the treatment of chronic anal fissure: A study using endoanal ultrasonography

✍ Scribed by R. Farouk; J. R. T. Monson; Mr G. S. Duthie


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
192 KB
Volume
84
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1323

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Abstract

Long-term follow-up of outcome after lateral internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure suggests that the healing rate is in excess of 95 per cent. A group of patients who continue to have symptoms following surgery has been investigated by endoanal ultrasonography to determine its value in determining why sphincterotomy has failed.