29 April 2024: Clinical Research
Comparative Analysis of Open and Closed Sphincterotomy for the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure: Safety and Efficacy Evaluation
Mehmet Zafer Sabuncuoglu 1ABCDEF , Isa Sozen 1AE , İsmail Zihni 1ABF* , Girayhan Celik 1EF , Bilal Turan 2CD , Serdar Acar 3D , İsa Karaca 3BD , Demet Gunduz 4ADEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.944127
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944127
Table 2 Comparison of complications according to sex and age of patients.
| Complication | Open LIP | Closed LIP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Age | Male | Female | Age | |
| (n, %) | Mean±SD | (n, %) | Mean±SD | |||
| Pain | 2 (4.2) | 6 (14.0) | 26.38±5.70 | 2 (4.0) | 3 (6.4) | 47.00±10.84 |
| Discharge | 2 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 42.50±24.74 | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 44.00±1.41 |
| Incontinence | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.0) | 1 (2.1) | 46.40±13.77 | |
| Constipation | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 43.00 | |
| Bleeding | 1 (2.1) | 2 (4.7) | 49.00±7.00 | 3 (6.0) | 1 (2.1) | 33.50±4.65 |
| Itching | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 48 | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 27.00 |
| Relapse | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) | 42.00±15.55 | 1 (2.0) | 2 (4.3) | 34.67±8.50 |
| Tenesmus | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.1) | 55.00±7.07 | |
| P | 0.323* | 0.012# | 0.594* | 0.392# | ||
| * Chi-square test, # Kruskal Wallis-H test. | ||||||