In this episode, Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor discuss which surgical treatment is better for chronic anal fissures: Open or closed lateral sphincterotomy.

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Acar T, Acar N, Güngör F, Kamer E, Genç H, Atahan K, et. al. 2020. Comparative efficacy of medical treatment versus surgical sphincterotomy in the treatment of chronic anal fissure. Niger J Clin Prac 23: 539-44.

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