Is anoplasty superior to scar revision surgery for post-hemorrhoidectomy anal stenosis? Six years of experience
Yu-Tse Weng, Kuan-Jung Chu, Kuan-Hsun Lin, Chun-Kai Chang, Jung-Cheng Kang, Chao-Yang Chen, Je-Ming Hu, Ta-Wei Pu
Yu-Tse Weng, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Kuan-Jung Chu, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Kuan-Hsun Lin, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Chun-Kai Chang, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuoying Branch, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
Jung-Cheng Kang, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei 105, Taiwan
Chao-Yang Chen, Je-Ming Hu, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Ta-Wei Pu, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Songshan branch, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 105, Taiwan
Author contributions: Weng YT contributed to this work; Weng YT, Jung CK, Lin KH, Chang CK, Kang JC, Chen CY, Hu JM, and Pu TW designed the research study; Weng YT, Jung CK and Pu TW performed the research; Weng YT and Lin KH contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Weng YT, Jung CK, Lin KH and Pu TW analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Taiwan Adventist Hospital Institutional Review Board, Approval No. 111-E-01.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Ta-Wei Pu, MD, Doctor, Lecturer, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Songshan branch, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 131 Jiankang Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan.
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Received: February 16, 2022
Peer-review started: February 16, 2022
First decision: April 16, 2022
Revised: April 19, 2022
Accepted: June 26, 2022
Article in press: June 26, 2022
Published online: August 6, 2022
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