Sexual problems after surgery for rectal cancer are common, multifactorial, inadequately discussed, and untreated. Therefore, sexual dysfunction should be discussed with rectal cancer patients, and efforts to prevent and treat it should be increased.
After six years of follow-up, it seems that lateral internal sphincterotomy is a more durable treatment for chronic anal fissure compared with topical nitroglycerin therapy and does not compromise long-term fecal continence. Thus, sphincterotomy continues to be a good treatment for patients with chronic anal fissure.
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