Dealing with an anal fissure can be distressing, mainly because of the sharp pain and discomfort that it brings. But did you ...

Anal conditions affect up to 44% of women in labor yet remain underrecognized and poorly studied. Most cases improve with ...

A digital rectal exam, which may be painful, may be needed if a definitive diagnosis of anal fissures cannot be made based on a patient’s history. 1 Anoscopy, which also may be painful, can be used to ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Anal fissures result ...