Clinical Case 20080102 - General overview

Patient: Male, 66 years old.
Clinical symptoms: anal pain and burning.
Preoperative clinical inspection of the anus, and postoperative endorectal sonogram were done.
Anal examination: a visible crack in the skin around the anus.

Abbreviations: EAI: Internal anal sphincter; ESFINT: Left-side internal Sphincterotomy.

Complete left-side sphincterotomy (D2) and compensatory hypertrophy of internal anal sphincter (D1), in the opposite area can be seen. (See image 1).

Treatment: Left-side internal sphincterotomy.

Patient is free of symptoms (11 months of follow-up).