METHOD OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE ANAL STRICTURE Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A61B17/00 

FIELD: surgery; coloproctology.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for the treatment of postoperative stricture of the anal canal. Stepping back 3 mm on both sides of the stricture, two arcuate incisions are made converging 2 mm proximal and distal to the edges of the stricture. Then the scar tissue is dissected, after which the stricture is excised from the underlying healthy tissues. Two muco-submucosal flaps are formed, for which purpose one laxative incision of at least 1.5 cm each is performed on both sides of the wound edges along the anocutaneous line. An anal canal plasty is performed in the following way: the formed muco-submucosal flaps are pulled up to the anocutaneous line and sutured with separate interrupted sutures. The operation is completed by applying an ointment bandage.

EFFECT: method is highly effective, can significantly improve the results of treatment of the disease and reduce the time of wound healing to 10–12 days.

1 cl, 2 ex