Abstract:BACKGROUNDFissure in ano is a common painful anorectal condition with high recurrence rates. It is commonly seen due to sedentary lifestyle, which involves prolonged sitting posture, mental stress, low fiber diet and lack of physical activity which causes chronic constipation. Irrespective to whichever modality of existing therapies that are used, the recurrences are common. The traditional surgical option like lateral internal sphincterotomy, which has been into practice since long time carries risk of incont… Show more
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