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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 2

Botulinum Toxin Vs Lateral Internal Sphicterotomy for Anal Fissures

College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Iraq

*Corresponding author: Ameer Salah Tawfeeq, College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Iraq E-mail: ameersalah47@yahoo.com

Online published on 8 August, 2019.

Abstract

A prospective study of 60 patients with anal fissures that aims to compare between two different types of treatment (Botulinum toxin A injection BTA and lateral internal sphincterotomy LIS) regarding pain-relief, healing rates and side effects and to establish a systematic method to be followed in the treatment.

Keywords

Anal fissure, Lateral sphincterotomy, Botulinum toxin