[Treatment of fissure in ano by the method of laser coagulation]

The article analyses the results of treatment of acute and chronic anal fissures with the use of the method of laser photocoagulation in 181 patients, in 87 of them the fissures were combined with other proctological diseases. The essence of the operation is three-fold laser treatment (CO2 laser) of the edges and floor of the fissures. The pathologically changed tissues are evaporated and coagulated in this case with the formation of a coagulation film on the wound surface. Histological examination of bioptic material collected from the zone exposed to the effect of the laser shows complete disappearance of the pathological tissue. The operation is simple and sparing in the treatment of anal tissues, ensures improvement of the immediate results, as well as a decrease of the frequency of a recurrence to 1.4%. The method may be introduced successfully into outpatient surgical practice.