Anal Fissure – Diagnosis and Management

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Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Including causes, prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
  • Diagnosis
    • How to diagnose a person with anal fissure.
  • Management
    • How to manage a person with anal fissure.
  • An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • An audit suggestion
  • A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

  • Make a diagnosis of anal fissure.
  • Manage a person with anal fissure in primary care by offering pain relief and advising on measures to promote healing, prevent recurrence, and relieve pain.
  • Refer a person with anal fissure to secondary care, where appropriate.
  • Manage a person with unhealed or recurrent anal fissure.


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Topics covered

Gastroenterology

Date created

04/05/2022

Last revision

17/04/2023

Next revision

03/05/2027