Title
Complex Treatment of a Chronic Anal Fissure
A Comparative Efficacy and Safety Study of Lateral Subcutaneous Sphincterotomy and Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure
Phase
Phase 4Lead Sponsor
Government of RussiaStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
RecruitingIndication/Condition
Fissure in AnoIntervention/Treatment
IncobotulinumtoxinA 50 U Intramuscular Powder for Solution ...Study Participants
340This study is aimed at studying the efficacy and safety of treating chronic anal fissure with botulinum toxin versus lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy.
Chronic anal fissure is a rupture of anal canal mucosa lasting for more than 2 months and resistant to non-surgical treatment. This condition is attended by severe pain syndrome during and after bowel movement (defecation). This condition is most frequent in younger and working-age adults; therefore, the treatment issue is of particular relevance.
The main cause of chronic anal fissure development is spasm of the internal sphincter. It should be eliminated in the first instance, in order to provide the effective therapy. All the main treatment methods, such as medicinal relaxation of the internal sphincter with 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment, lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy, and pneumodivulsion of the anal sphincter are aimed at its removal. However, the optimal method has not yet been developed.
Non-surgical treatments are often attended by relapse of disease, while surgical treatment is often complicated by intestinal contents incontinence, usually gas and loose or hard stool in some occasions (grade 3 anal sphincter insufficiency).
In particular, lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy performed in such patients is associated with an increase in the degree of anal incontinence in the early post-operative period.
Botulinum Toxin Type A application in complex treatment of patients with chronic anal fissure (after fissure excision) is intended to improve the therapy results, namely to reduce the frequency and duration of anal sphincter insufficiency after sphincter spasm removal (reduction in the number of patients suffering from post-operative incontinence).
Sparing surgical removal of fissure without internal sphincter incision is held under spinal anesthesia in surgical room at lithotomy position using electrocoagulation. After that Botulinum Toxin Type A is injected into the internal anal sphincter at 1, 5, 7 and 11 o'clock (localization of injection points), 10 U at each point (40 U in total). Botulinum toxin type A (a 50 U vial) is diluted with 1.0 ml of 0.9% saline solution.
The patient is positioned on the table like for perineal lithotomy. After spinal anesthesia, the anal canal and then the surgical field are treated with 70% ethanol. Under the rectal speculum control, sparing surgical removal of fissure without internal sphincter incision is held using electrocoagulation.Then, in a 3 or 9 o'clock position, a narrow (eye) scalpel is inserted into the intersphincteric groove separating the external and internal sphincters, the scalpel blade is turned to the rectal lumen, and the internal sphincter is dissected up to the wall of the anal canal mucosa under the control of the finger inserted into the anal canal. After controlling hemostasis, the operation is ended with the introduction of the vent tube and hemostatic sponge.
Complex treatment of chronic anal fissure with drug-induced relaxation of the internal sphincter with Botulinum Toxin Type A. (IncobotulinumtoxinA 50 U Intramuscular Powder for Solution).
Complex treatment of chronic anal fissure with lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with chronic anal fissure Exclusion Criteria: Inflammatory diseases of the colon Pectenosis Previous surgical interventions on the anal canal IV grade internal and external hemorrhoids Rectal fistula Severe somatic diseases at the decompensation stage Pregnancy and lactation Individual intolerance and hypersensitivity to botulinum toxin Myasthenia gravis and myasthenia-like syndromes Anal sphincter insufficiency
