Ultrasound Guided Lateral Sphincterotomy: Long Term Results

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Focus: Anal Incontinence After Lateral Sphincterotomy for Chronic Anal Fissure

Treatments: Procedure: lateral sphincterotomy; Procedure: ultrasound guided lateral sphincterotomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02020915

Sphincterotomy MSOE

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ultrasound guided placement of the knife intersphincteric increases accuracy and safety during sphincterotomy. Secondly 3-D ultrasound visualizes that the internal anal sphincter is divided.

Enrollment: 28 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients undergoing lateral sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure

Exclusion criteria

• Previous diltiazem treatment og botox injections were not performed

Trial design

28 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with chronic anal fissure

Description:

Patients are included who had previous treatment with diltiazem or glycerol-nitrate and botox injections

Treatment:

Procedure: lateral sphincterotomy

Procedure: ultrasound guided lateral sphincterotomy