Prevalence of Fissure-in-Ano among the Patients of Anorectal Complaints Visiting Nium Hospital

Abstract

Background and objective: Anal fissure is one of the most painful conditions among the anorectal disorders. In classical Unani literature, anal fissure is termed as shiqaq e miqad. It is a common anorectal condition, and in terms of prevalence it ranks third after chronic constipation and haemorrhoids but exact data on its prevalence is rare. Therefore, this study was designed to estimate the prevalence of anal fissure among the patients of anorectal complaints visiting NIUM Hospital.

A comparison of lateral internal sphincterotomy versus subcutaneous fissurectomy under local anaesthesia with 2% diltiazem gel in the management of chronic fissure in ano: prospective study

“…[7][8][9] In this study, 60 individuals with chronic anal fissures who had failed to react to medical therapy were chosen at random, with 21 (35%) females and 39 (65%) males, with the most prevalent location of fissure being posterior midline 60 (100 percent). This evidence supports the findings of Varadarajan et al, Saiyad et al, and Khan et al [10][11][12] The majority of the patients affected were in the age groups of 20-30 years and 51-60 years, with a mean age of 39.48, 11.29 years (range: 20 to 60 years). This was discovered to be similar to the findings of Patients in both groups received complete pain alleviation at the end of the third month, however when the satisfaction rates were compared, lateral internal sphincterotomy patients had a greater mean satisfaction level than patients who had a subcutaneous fissurectomy with 2% diltiazem gel (p=0.020).…”