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Anal Fissure

Symptoms, Diagnosis and Therapies

  • A unique and comprehensive reference guide to the topic
  • Pursues an interdisciplinary approach
  • Based on a systematic review of more than 750 papers
  • Illustrates methods of conservative and surgical therapy

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Anatomy

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 1-5
  3. Chronic Anal Fissure

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 7-23
  4. Secondary Anal Fissures

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 25-49
  5. Problems of Defining Chronic Anal Fissure

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 51-54
  6. Epidemiology and Etiopathogenesis

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 55-66
  7. Signs and Symptoms

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 67-73
  8. Anal Fissure Disease: Prevention and Quality of Life

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 75-77
  9. Diagnostics and Differential Diagnostics

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 79-89
  10. Historical Aspects of Anal Fissure Pathology

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 91-98
  11. Therapy for Acute Anal Fissure

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 99-103
  12. Therapy for Chronic Anal Fissure

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 105-166
  13. Medical Position Statement on the Diagnosis and Therapy for Anal Fissure

    • Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz
    Pages 167-167
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 169-170

About this book

This highly informative monograph offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary reference guide for the management and treatment of the whole spectrum of painful tears in the anus and anal canal. Based upon a systematic review of all relevant papers on the topic since 1865, it addresses primary, acute and chronic anal fissures – providing a new definition of the last form – and secondary anal fissures in detail, particularly their medical history, etiology, signs and symptoms, medical findings, therapy and its evaluation, and differential diagnosis. The book also covers all available evidence-based therapeutic strategies. As such, it will appeal to a wide readership, from proctologists and surgeons to gynecologists, urologists, dermatologists and gastroenterologists.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Proctology, Clinic for Dermatology at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Volker Wienert

  • Medical Center of Coloproctology, Münster, Germany

    Franz Raulf

  • Medical Center of Coloproctology, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Horst Mlitz

About the authors

Prof. Dr. med. Volker Wienert is a dermatologist, and served as head of the Department of Phlebology at Aachen University Clinic (RWTH) from 1986 until his retirement in 2004. Prof. Wienert is the author of several proctological and phlebological medical textbooks, and currently serves on the boards of several professional societies, including the German Society of Phlebology’s Committee for Practice Guidelines (as Chairman), the guidelines commission of the German Society of Coloproctology, and the Quality Assurance Subcommittee on Proctology and Phlebology of Dermatology). He is also an Associate Editor of the journal Coloproctologie.

Dr. med. Franz Raulf is a surgeon, and was head of the Coloproctology Department of the Rafaelsklinik Münster from 2007 until his retirement in 2013. Dr. Raulf is the author of a number of proctological medical textbooks.

Dr. med. Horst Mlitz is a proctological practitioner. Having retired in 2016, Dr. Mlitz has also authored a number of proctological medical textbooks.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anal Fissure

  • Book Subtitle: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Therapies

  • Authors: Volker Wienert, Franz Raulf, Horst Mlitz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49244-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49243-8Published: 10 April 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84113-7Published: 20 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49244-5Published: 29 March 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 170

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Colorectal Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Nursing

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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