Open AccessChronic Perianal Pain: An Unsolved Problem
Author(s) -
M. Neill,
Michael Swash
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1177/014107688207500205
Subject(s) - sciatica , neuralgia , medicine , chronic pain , incidence (geometry) , pain syndrome , pelvic pain , surgery , physical therapy , anesthesia , neuropathic pain , physics , optics
Thirty-five patients with chronic anal pain of obscure origin are described. This syndrome is ill-defined and treatment is unsatisfactory. There is a high incidence of sciatica and of damage to the pelvic floor musculature, but although the pain has features consistent with a neuralgia, its cause is unknown.
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