Symptomatic Efficacy of Aloe Vera 2% Cream in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissure

Autor: Murat Kanlıöz, Uğur Ekici, Faik Tatlı, Turgay Karataş
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 99-103 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2536-4898
2536-4901
DOI: 10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2020.2020-2-2
Popis: Aim:Chronic anal fissure (CAF) is a common disease for which various alternative treatment options exist. One of these alternatives is topical treatment with Aloe vera 2% cream (AVC), reports of which have increased in the literature over the past decade. This study aimed to analyse the efficacy of AVC in the symptomatic treatment of patients with CAF.Method:Once informed of the treatment method, patients diagnosed with CAF who consented to receive AVC treatment and participate in the study were included in the study. We evaluated four parameters, including duration of stay in the toilet for each defecation, number of defecations per week, haemorrhage during defecation and pain during defecation according to the visual analogue scale, to measure the effectiveness of the treatment in patients with CAF. We posed the same questions to patients before and four weeks after treatment to explore the efficacy of AVC in the treatment of CAF. In all tests, a level of p
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