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. 2007 Fall;11(4):62-5.
doi: 10.7812/TPP/07-072.

Anal fissure: a common cause of anal pain

Herman Villalba, Sabrina Villalba, Maher A Abbas

Anal fissure: a common cause of anal pain

Herman Villalba et al. Perm J. 2007 Fall.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Anal fissure.
Figure 2a
Figure 2a
Lateral internal sphincterotomy.
Figure 2b
Figure 2b
Lateral internal sphincterotomy.
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