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Chronic Anal Pain

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Anorectal Disease

Abstract

Chronic anal pain represents a diagnostic and a therapeutic challenge for the practitioner. Frequently neglected, routinely understudied, poorly understood, and poorly treated, the condition results in considerable morbidity for the patient. This article provides a stepwise diagnostic algorithm to identify the etiology of the anal pain and—as much as feasible—data-driven recommendations for treatment, with special focus on functional etiologies such as levator ani syndrome, myofascial pain, and proctalgia fugax.

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  1. Division of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, ACC 460, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Alexander T. Hawkins MD, MPH

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Hawkins, A.T., Bordeianou, L. (2016). Chronic Anal Pain. In: Zutshi, M. (eds) Anorectal Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23147-1_11

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