2. Introduction:
These guidelines are established to support clinical practice&suggest
preferable approaches to a typical patient with a particular medical
problem based on the currently-available published literature.
When exercising clinical judgment, particularly when treatments pose
significant risks, health-care providers should incorporate this guideline in
addition to patient-specific medical comorbidities, health status, &
preferences to arrive at a patient-centered care approach.
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23. Conclusion:
Benign anorectal disorders of structure& function are common in clinical
practice.
These guidelines summarize the preferred approach to the evaluation&
management of defecation disorders, proctalgia syndromes, hemorrhoids,
anal fissures& fecal incontinence in adults& represent the official practice
recommendations of the ACG.
These guidelines should be considered as preferred but are not the only
approaches to these conditions.