Randomized controlled pilot trial of nifedipine as oral therapy vs topical application in the treatment of fissure-in-ano

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作者
Agrawal, Vivek [1 ]
Kaushal, Gourav [1 ]
Gupta, Rachna [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Delhi, Dept Surg, Univ Coll Med Sci, New Delhi 110095, India
[2] Univ Delhi, Dept Pharmacol, Univ Coll Med Sci, New Delhi 110095, India
[3] Univ Delhi, Guru Teg Bahadur Hosp, New Delhi 110095, India
关键词
Fissure-in-ano; Anal fissure; Nifedipine; Treatment; CHRONIC ANAL-FISSURE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE OINTMENT; LATERAL INTERNAL SPHINCTEROTOMY; PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND; DILTIAZEM; MULTICENTER; PRESSURE;
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10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.05.003
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
BACKGROUND: Fissure-in-ano is a common condition that leads to pain and affects quality of life. Sphincterotomy remains the gold standard, but it may lead to troublesome incontinence in some patients. To overcome this problem, numerous pharmacologic therapies have been tested with varying outcomes. The investigators compared the effect of the addition of oral and topical nifedipine to conservative measures in the treatment of patients with fissure-in-ano. METHODS: Ninety patients with fissure-in-ano, randomized into 3 groups of 30 each, were included in the study. Group I received conventional treatment, group II received oral nifedipine and conventional treatment, and group III received topical nifedipine along with conventional treatment. Patients were followed for 8 weeks for pain relief (assessed using a visual analogue scale) and healing to evaluate the effect of treatment. RESULTS: Pain relief was significantly better in the group III at 3 weeks and 2 months compared with group I (P < .05). Groups II and III were comparable in terms of pain relief. Healing rates were significantly better in group II (P = .03) and group III (P = .00) compared with group I, but groups II and III were found to be comparable. Adverse effects were most commonly reported by group II patients, but these were not significantly higher than in other 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend the addition of either oral or topical nifedipine to conservative measures to significantly improve pain relief and healing rates in patients with fissure-in-ano. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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