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The history of Hedrology1 coincides with the history of human civilization. The “fistula in ano” is one of the diseases which have affected mankind of all times; its description, expressed more or less clearly in the various periods, and its treatments (ligatures, incision, incision with previous ligature, two times incision, excision, actual and potential cautery), are elements constantly recurring in all texts of pathology which have reached us.
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Simonetti, G.B.E. (1969). A Pictorial History of Surgical Treatment of “Fistula in Ano”. In: Hoferichter, J. (eds) Progress in Proctology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87959-3_5
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