Management of Anal Fissures

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6.     David B. Stewart, Sr., M.D. • Wolfgang Gaertner, M.D. • Sean Glasgow, M.D.  John Migaly, M.D. • Daniel Feingold, M.D. • Scott R. Steele, M.D. Prepared on behalf of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the american society of Colon and Rectal surgeons Diseases of the Colon & ReCtum Volume 60: 1 (2017).