Utility of botulinum toxin injection for post-operative pain management after conventional hemorrhoidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Hendry LiePatrick Putra LukitoTaufik SudirmanAntonius Agung PurnamaRudy SutedjaAndre SetiawanWifanto Saditya JeoAndry IrawanWilli SatriyaHeru Sutanto KoerniawanTimotius Ivan Hariyanto

Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2022)

BTX sphincter injection may offer some benefit after conventional hemorrhoidectomy in reducing pain from the first day after the procedure and promoting wound healing without complication. Further randomized clinical trials are still needed to confirm the results of our study.

Keyphrases

pain management
botulinum toxin
chronic pain
clinical trial
wound healing
ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
spinal cord injury
open label
study protocol
phase iii