Anal Fissure

This highly informative monograph offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary reference guide for the management and treatment of the whole spectrum of painful tears in the anus and anal canal. Based upon a systematic review of all relevant papers on the topic since 1865, it addresses primary, acute and chronic anal fissures providing a new definition of the last form and secondary anal fissures in detail, particularly their medical history, etiology, signs and symptoms, medical findings, therapy and its evaluation, and differential diagnosis. The book also covers all available evidence-based therapeutic strategies. As such, it will appeal to a wide readership, from proctologists and surgeons to gynecologists, urologists, dermatologists and gastroenterologists.

A unique and comprehensive reference guide to the topic Pursues an interdisciplinary approach Based on a systematic review of more than 750 papers Illustrates methods of conservative and surgical therapy

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. med. Volker Wienert is a dermatologist, and served as head of the Department of Phlebology at Aachen University Clinic (RWTH) from 1986 until his retirement in 2004. Prof. Wienert is the author of several proctological and phlebological medical textbooks, and currently serves on the boards of several professional societies, including the German Society of Phlebology's Committee for Practice Guidelines (as Chairman), the guidelines commission of the German Society of Coloproctology, and the Quality Assurance Subcommittee on Proctology and Phlebology of Dermatology). He is also an Associate Editor of the journal Coloproctologie.

Dr. med. Franz Raulf is a surgeon, and was head of the Coloproctology Department of the Rafaelsklinik Münster from 2007 until his retirement in 2013. Dr. Raulf is the author of a number of proctological medical textbooks.

Dr. med. Horst Mlitz is a proctological practitioner. Having retired in 2016, Dr. Mlitz has also authored a number of proctological medical textbooks.

Inhalt

1 Anatomy.- 2 Chronic Anal Fissure.- 3 Secondary Anal Fissure.- 4 Problems of Defining Chronic Anal Fissure.- 5. Epidemiology and Etiopathogenesis.- 6 Signs and Symptoms.- 7 Prevention and Quality of life in Anal Fissure.- 8 Diagnostics and Differential diagnostics.- 9 Historical aspects and Anal Fissure Pathology.- 10 Therapy for Acute Anal Fissure.- 11 Therapy for Chronic Anal Fissure.- 12 Medical Position Statement.- Appendix.