Anal Fissure: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment (Public Health in the 21st Century)

Anal Fissure: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment (Public Health in the 21st Century)
by: Pierpaolo Sileri (Editor),Achille Lucio Gaspari(Editor)
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2012
Language: English
Print Length: 140 pages
ISBN-10: 1612097162
ISBN-13: 9781612097169
Book Description
The presence of an anal fissure is reliably associated with an elevated intra-anal pressure and decreased blood flow to the anoderm. Symptoms include pain, bleeding, pruritus and soiling. Greater than 90% of acute anal fissures are of short duration and heal spontaneously or with simple measures. A high-fibre diet with an increased intake of water is recommended, laxatives may be used when required to soften constipated stool and warm sitz baths may offer symptomatic relief. Acute fissures that fail to heal become chronic fissures, which have traditionally been treated by surgery. This book presents and discusses recent developments on anal fissure conservative medical and surgical treatment, as well as the management of surgical complications.