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This version was published on 1 October 2009
Trop Doct 2009;39:225-226
doi:10.1258/td.2009.080416
© 2009 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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Methods and Devices

‘Frozen finger’ in anal fissures

Chintamani MS FRCS      Megha Tandon MBBS     Rohan Khandelwal MBBS  

Department of Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi-110023, India

Correspondence to: Professor Chintamani, Department of Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi-110023, India Email: chintamani7{at}rediffmail.com

Acute anal fissures are usually managed by various invasive and non-invasive modalities ranging from simple lifestyle changes to chemical and surgical sphincterotomies. Frozen finger, prepared using a water-filled ordinary rubber glove, was successfully used in one hundred patients, thus providing a cost-effective and simple solution to the problem.


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