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Comparative Study Between Bilateral Versus Unilateral Internal Sphinectrotomy In The Management Of Chronic Anal Fissure, Marwan Borham, Mohamed Naroz

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Background: Chronic anal fissures are common disorders in Egypt. Many lines of treatment were found but the surgical one location sphinectrotomy is the standard option. The purpose of this study was to compare bilateral and unilateral internal sphincterotomies. Patients and methods: One hundred and twenty-eight chronic anal fissure cases were studied in the General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (New Damietta). Randomized into 2 groups (A) bilateral, group (B) unilateral sphinectrotomy. All patients had a thorough history-taking process, as well as a thorough physical examination and a series of baseline tests. All patients were then given bilateral …