The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anal Fissures

Affiliations

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts.
² Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
³ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁴ Division of General Surgery, Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York University, New York, New York.
⁶ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
⁷ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jennifer S Davids et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023.

. 2023 Feb 1;66(2):190-199.

doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002664. Epub 2022 Nov 1.

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts.
² Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
³ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁴ Division of General Surgery, Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York University, New York, New York.
⁶ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
⁷ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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On Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anal Fissures.
Damin DC, Contu PC. Damin DC, et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023 Oct 1;66(10):e1056. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003003. Epub 2023 Jul 6. Dis Colon Rectum. 2023. PMID: 37410943 No abstract available.

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