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Benign Disease, Fissures, Presentation and Pathophysiology

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An anal fissure is a linear ulcer in the squamous epithelium of the anal canal located just distal to the dentate line. The French surgeon, Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Recamier (1774–1852), has been widely credited for having first described this pathology in the 1820s and subsequently went on to describe the technique of anal dilatation for treating this condition.

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Wong, M.T.C., Seow-Choen, F. (2014). Benign Disease, Fissures, Presentation and Pathophysiology. In: Cohen, R., Windsor, A. (eds) Anus. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-091-3_15

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