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Anal Fissure (cont.)

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  1. Dozois EJ, Pemberton JH (2006). Anal fissure section of Hemorrhoids and other anorectal disorders. In MM Wolfe et al., eds., Therapy of Digestive Disorders, pp. 948–950. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Other Works Consulted

  • Hull TL (2006). Anal fissure section of Diseases of the anorectum. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2840–2842. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Madoff RD, Fleshman JW (2003). American Gastroenterological Association Medical position statement: Diagnosis and care of patients with anal fissure. Gastroenterology, 124(1): 233–234.

  • Nelson RL (2010). Operative procedures for fissure in ano. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4).

  • Welton ML, et al. (2010). Anal fissure and ulcer section of Anorectum. In GM Doherty, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery. 13th ed., pp. 710–712. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerC. Dale Mercer, MD, FRCSC, FACS - General Surgery
Last RevisedJanuary 13, 2012

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