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Nonoperative management of chronic anal fissure

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    Giorgio Maria M. D. & Giuseppe Brisinda M. D.

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Maria, G., Brisinda, G. Nonoperative management of chronic anal fissure. Dis Colon Rectum 43, 721–723 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235597

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