Diseases of the colon and rectum
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Topical metronidazole can reduce pain after surgery and pain on defecation in postoperative hemorrhoidectomy.
Topical metronidazole (10 percent) has been previously demonstrated to decrease postoperative pain after hemorrhoidectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical metronidazole (10 percent) in reducing postoperative and after-defecation pain of hemorrhoidectomy. ⋯ These finding indicate that topical 10 percent metronidazole significantly reduce posthemorrhoidectomy discomfort, and postoperative defecation pain is reduced compared with that of the placebo control group.