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Value of an anal dilator after anal stretch for haemorrhoids . A prospective randomized trial compared anal stretch with or without continued dilatation for three months in 89 consecutive patients with haemorrhoids . Complications of therapy occurred in only 4 patients , 3 of whom had transient incontinence of flatus . When patients were reviewed four months after treatment , only 4 of 44 patients ( 9 % ) who used a dilator had not been improved and required additional therapy , compared with 15 of 42 patients ( 36 % ) who had anal stretch alone ( P less than 0.02 ) . It is concluded that the use of an anal dilator improves the results of anal stretch .
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Intervention_Physical
anal dilator
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Intervention_Control
anal stretch
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Intervention_Physical
continued dilatation
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Intervention_Control
anal stretch
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Intervention_Control
anal stretch
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Outcome_Physical
haemorrhoids .
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Outcome_Adverse-effects
Complications of therapy
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Outcome_Physical
incontinence
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Outcome_Physical
anal stretch .
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Participant_Condition
haemorrhoids
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Participant_Sample-size
89
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Participant_Condition
haemorrhoids