Anal fissure: a review.

D Wray, S Ijaz, S Lidder

Journal: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) 2008;69(8):455-8

PMID: 18783093

Abstract

Patients often present to general and colorectal clinics with symptoms of anal fissures and can even present acutely to hospital. Conservative remedies have healing rates of up to 85% and have largely replaced surgery as first-line management. This review highlights the cardinal points in the aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment of anal fissures.

Address: Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage SG1 4AB.

DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.8.30742

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MeSH Terms: Anal Canal, Botulinum Toxins, Calcium Channel Blockers, Dilatation, Fissure in Ano, Humans, Isosorbide Dinitrate, Nitroglycerin, Surgical Flaps