Sphincterotomy up to the dentate line provided a faster and definitive healing within the time limits of this study, but it was associated with a significant alteration in anal continence. In turn, sphincterotomy up to the fissure apex was free of significant disturbance of continence, but its healing effect was slower and it was prone to an insignificantly higher rate of treatment failure.
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