Anal fissure historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]

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Discovery

  • In 1989, Klosterhalfen et al discovered a scarcity of small arteriolar collaterals between the end branches of the left and right inferior rectal artery dorsally during post-mortem angiographic studies.[1]
  • In 1994, Shouten et al discovered the association between anal pressure and the anodermal blood flow indicating development of anal fissure.[2]

References

  1. Klosterhalfen B, Vogel P, Rixen H, Mittermayer C (1989). "Topography of the inferior rectal artery: a possible cause of chronic, primary anal fissure". Dis. Colon Rectum. 32 (1): 43–52. PMID 2910660.
  2. Madalinski MH (2011). "Identifying the best therapy for chronic anal fissure". World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. 2 (2): 9–16. doi:10.4292/wjgpt.v2.i2.9. PMC 3091162. PMID 21577312.


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