Fissurectomy

Fissurectomy

Surgical excision of a fissure involves excising of the fibrotic edge, curettage of the base and excision of the sentinel tag and/ or anal papilla. Fissurectomy is an alternative to lateral internal sphincterotomy and is used if there are contraindications to lateral internal sphincterotomy . It is frequently combined with an advancement flap anoplasty .