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Symposium: ANORECTAL DISORDERS

Anorectal disorders

Five common causes of pain, itching, and bleeding

Pages 81-94 | Published online: 05 Dec 2017
 

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Both patients and physicians tend to ascribe all anorectal symptoms to hemorrhoids, but many are caused by other common conditions. Anal fissure, perianal abscess, pruritus ani, and condylomata acuminata that have reached a large size also cause considerable discomfort. Dr Metcalf summarizes identifying characteristics of the disorders, treatments that can be performed in an office visit, and circumstances that may warrant more extensive surgical procedures.

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Amanda Metcalf

Amanda Metcalf, MD Dr Metcalf is associate professor, department of surgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.

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