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'''Proctalgia fugax''' is a severe, episodic, [[anal]] pain | '''Proctalgia fugax''' is a sudden, severe, episodic, [[anal]] pain caused by cramp of the [[pubococcygeus]] or [[levator ani]] muscles. It occurs in 14% of apparently healthy adults, and there are some documented cases of proctalgia fugax associated with the irritable bowel syndrome. <ref name="isbn0-8247-9409-5">{{cite book |author=Olden, Kevin W. |title=Handbook of functional gastrointestinal disorders |publisher=M. Dekker |location=New York |year=1996 |pages=369 |isbn=0-8247-9409-5 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7030675">{{cite journal| author=Thompson WG| title=Proctalgia fugax. | journal=Dig Dis Sci | year= 1981 | volume= 26 | issue= 12 | pages= 1121-4 | pmid=7030675 | doi=10.1007/BF01295979 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7030675 }} </ref> | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== |
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Overview
Proctalgia fugax is a sudden, severe, episodic, anal pain caused by cramp of the pubococcygeus or levator ani muscles. It occurs in 14% of apparently healthy adults, and there are some documented cases of proctalgia fugax associated with the irritable bowel syndrome. [1][2]
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Pathophysiology
The exact pathogenesis of proctalgia fugax is not completely understood.[3][4]
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Differentiating Proctalgia fugax overview from Other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
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Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
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References
- ↑ Olden, Kevin W. (1996). Handbook of functional gastrointestinal disorders. New York: M. Dekker. p. 369. ISBN 0-8247-9409-5.
- ↑ Thompson WG (1981). "Proctalgia fugax". Dig Dis Sci. 26 (12): 1121–4. doi:10.1007/BF01295979. PMID 7030675.
- ↑ Rao SS, Hatfield RA (1996). "Paroxysmal anal hyperkinesis: a characteristic feature of proctalgia fugax". Gut. 39 (4): 609–12. doi:10.1136/gut.39.4.609. PMC 1383278. PMID 8944574.
- ↑ Eckardt VF, Dodt O, Kanzler G, Bernhard G (1996). "Anorectal function and morphology in patients with sporadic proctalgia fugax". Dis Colon Rectum. 39 (7): 755–62. doi:10.1007/BF02054440. PMID 8674367.