Ultrasound Guided Lateral Sphincterotomy: Long Term Results

N/AUnknownNCT02020915

Hvidovre University Hospital28 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Focus: Anal Incontinence After Lateral Sphincterotomy for Chronic Anal Fissure

Interventions

lateral sphincterotomyPROCEDURE

ultrasound guided lateral sphincterotomyPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients undergoing lateral sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure Exclusion Criteria: * Previous diltiazem treatment og botox injections were not performed

Locations (1)

Hvidovre University Hospital

Hvidovre, Denmark

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anal incontinence

Time frame: 5 years or more

Secondary Outcomes

Healing of fissure

Time frame: 5 years or more

Central Contacts

Michael Sørensen, MD

CONTACT

+4538625457 michael.soerensen.02@regionh.dk

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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