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Textbook of Anal Diseases

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In the 10 or so years since Jensen wrote this compendum of classic anal discomfitia, many new diseases have been discovered. And as is common in a rapidly advancing and revising field, many symptoms have been found to be duplicates or triplicates of the same disorder.<br />
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That is not to say this volume is entirely irrelevant. Though effective in its time, the world of anal diseases is constantly expanding. Books like this need be published annually to keep with the groundbreaking research being done in this feild. Furthermore, new advances in techonology have given a new face to anal diseases. New photographic advances have aided immensely in the discovery of this hidden and mysterious world. Photographs, however unappealing to the layman, would be of immeasurable use in clinical diagnosis.<br />
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Jensen's work is largely autobiographical, culled from his years as a gastrointestinal researcher. But it surely should be updated for current clinical use.