Cochrane · systematic review · CD002199

Operative procedures for fissure in ano

Nelson, RL, Chattopadhyay, A, Brooks, W, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library

Colorectal2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 2 · 50%High 1 · 25%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Sensitivity Analysis; Stretch versus Sphincterotomy excluding Marby & Weaver for fissure in ano

Population: patients with fissure in ano
CD002199.PUB4 (current) · 2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Persistance of the Fissure
Sensitivity Analysis; Stretch vs Sphincterotomy excluding Marby & Weaver
OR 4.42 [1.75, 11.18]5 studies · 328 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Minor incontinence to flatus
Sensitivity Analysis; Stretch vs Sphincterotomy excluding Marby & Weaver
OR 5.73 [2.31, 14.2]5 studies · 309 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Open versus closed partial lateral internal sphincterotomy for fissure in ano

Population: patients with fissure in ano
CD002199.PUB4 (current) · 2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Persistence of the anal fissure
Open vs closed partial lateral internal sphincterotomy
OR 1 [0.4, 2.48]5 studies · 336 participantsHigh
Minor incontinence to flatus
Open vs closed partial lateral internal sphincterotomy
OR 0.87 [0.41, 1.83]5 studies · 336 participantsModerate

Sensitivity Analysis; Stretch versus Sphincterotomy excluding Marby & Weaver for fissure in ano

Population: patients with fissure in ano
CD002199.PUB3 · 2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Persistance of the Fissure
Sensitivity Analysis; Stretch vs Sphincterotomy excluding Marby & Weaver
OR 4.42 [1.75, 11.18]5 studies · 328 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Minor incontinence to flatus
Sensitivity Analysis; Stretch vs Sphincterotomy excluding Marby & Weaver
OR 5.73 [2.31, 14.2]5 studies · 309 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Open versus closed partial lateral internal sphincterotomy for fissure in ano

Population: patients with fissure in ano
CD002199.PUB3 · 2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Persistence of the anal fissure
Open vs closed partial lateral internal sphincterotomy
OR 1 [0.4, 2.48]5 studies · 336 participantsHigh
Minor incontinence to flatus
Open vs closed partial lateral internal sphincterotomy
OR 0.87 [0.41, 1.83]5 studies · 336 participantsModerate