Anal fissure: a review

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2008 Aug;69(8):455-8. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.8.30742.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anal Canal / surgery*
  • Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
  • Dilatation / methods
  • Fissure in Ano / diagnosis
  • Fissure in Ano / etiology
  • Fissure in Ano / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Isosorbide Dinitrate / therapeutic use
  • Nitroglycerin / therapeutic use
  • Surgical Flaps*

Substances

  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Isosorbide Dinitrate