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Chronic Anal Pain

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While pain in the anal area may be a source of embarrassment and anguish for many patients, in actuality it is a very common disorder. As the discomfort is difficult for most individuals to pinpoint as well as visualize, it is often initially ignored. Several underlying conditions may lead to anal pain, most of which are generally readily diagnosed by the practitioner on physical examination. More importantly, they can often be easily treated and cured. If left undiagnosed or untreated, the underlying source and resultant pain can become chronic and difficult to manage. In this chapter, we will discuss our approach to the patient with both acute and chronic anal pain.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Swedish Colon and Rectal Clinic, Swedish Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Cancer Institute, 1101 Madison, Suite 510, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA

    Richard P. Billingham MD, FACS, FASCRS & Amir L. Bastawrous MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA, USA

    Scott R. Steele MD

  2. Division of Colorectal Surgery Department of Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Justin A. Maykel MD

  3. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Bradley J. Champagne MD

  4. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Guy R. Orangio MD

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Billingham, R.P., Bastawrous, A.L. (2014). Chronic Anal Pain. In: Steele, S.R., Maykel, J.A., Champagne, B.J., Orangio, G.R. (eds) Complexities in Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9022-7_23

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