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Anal Fissure Management

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Abstract

An anal fissure is a small ulcer of the mucosa at the anal verge (Fig. 80.1).

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL, USA

    David P. Nguyen DO

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL, USA

    L. Connor Nickels MD, RDMS & Giuliano De Portu MD

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Correspondence to L. Connor Nickels MD, RDMS .

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

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Nguyen, D.P., Nickels, L.C., De Portu, G. (2016). Anal Fissure Management. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_80

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