Value of an Anal Dilator after Anal Stretch for Haemorrhoids
1981 ◽
Vol 74
(5)
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pp. 368-370
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Keyword(s):
A prospective randomized trial compared anal stretch with or without continued dilatation for three months in 89 consecutive patients with haemorrhoids. Complications of therapy occurred in only 4 patients, 3 of whom had transient incontinence of flatus. When patients were reviewed four months after treatment, only 4 of 44 patients (9%) who used a dilator had not been improved and required additional therapy, compared with 15 of 42 patients (36%) who had anal stretch alone (P <0.02). It is concluded that the use of an anal dilator improves the results of anal stretch.
2007 ◽
Vol 177
(4S)
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pp. 311-311
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2006 ◽
Vol 2006
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pp. 80-81
2006 ◽
Vol 2006
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pp. 76
2019 ◽
2005 ◽
Vol 26
(S 1)
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