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INTRODUCTION
Anal fissure in childhood :
- Rectal bleeding
- Rectal pain
- Crying during defecation
- Stool withholding
- Severe constipation
Conventional therapy for anal fissure :
• Warm sitz bats
• Local application of analgesic ointment
• Stool softener
• Behavioral therapy
↑ internal anal
spinchter activity
& High anal resting
Anal fissure
pressure
Anodermal ischemia
Treatment :
- Anal dilatation
- Internal spinchterotomy
- Topical (chemical)
MATERIALS AND METHODS
• Total sample : 102 patients with anal fissure
• Pediatric surgery department at Gazi University Medical Faculty or Ankara
Diṣkapi Social Security Hospital
• January 1999-May 2000
Lidocaine (L)
• Placebo (P) & 3 treatment groups EMLA
GTN
P Vaseline
L 10% Lidocaine ointment
EMLA 5% Prilocaine-5% Lidocaine
GTN 0.2% Glyceryl Trinitrate
• Lactulose syrup given to children with
constipation
• Constipation :
- Defecating < 3 times/week
- Painfull defecating > 3 times/week
• Symptoms & physical sign :
- admission
- 10th day after therapy
- 8th week after therapy
SYMPTOMS FISSURES
(Expressed by patient or parents) (Based on physical examination)
• Therapy
• Diagnosis
• Causation
• Prognosis
Level 1 of Evidence
Level 2 of Evidence
Level 3, 4, 5 of Evidence
Grades of Recommendation
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