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[Management of acute and chronic anal pain]
Camille Chilou1, Dieter Hahnloser1, Martin Hübner1
1Service de chirurgie viscérale, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
Anal pain can be acute (most commonly related to anal fissure, perianal abcess or fistula, perianal vein thrombosis) or chronic (functional or neuropathic) including levator ani syndrome, proctalgia fugax, pudendal nevralgia and coccygodynia. History and clinical examination are keys to diagnose acute causes. Diagnosis of chronic anal pain on the other hand is more challenging and based on thorough history and analysis of symptoms. The aim of this article is to discuss the main etiologies and treatments of acute and chronic anal pain, including an update on the management and treatment of hemorrhoidal disease and postoperative pain management.
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