Question 27
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A 73-year-old woman has been followed for a chronic posterior anal fissure with continued bright red blood spotting which has failed to heal with medical management including calcium channel blockers. On digital rectal examination, the patient has decreased tone and an anorectal manometry demonstrates slightly decreased anal pressures. What is the best next treatment for her?
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Citation
"Question 27." CARSEP XII, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094027/all/Anorectal_Disease. Accessed 22 April 2026.
Question 27. CARSEP XII. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094027/all/Anorectal_Disease. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Question 27. In CARSEP XII https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094027/all/Anorectal_Disease
Question 27 [Internet]. In: CARSEP XII. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094027/all/Anorectal_Disease.
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