"Fissure in Ano" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A painful linear ulcer at the margin of the anus. It appears as a crack or slit in the mucous membrane of the anus and is very painful and difficult to heal. (Dorland, 27th ed & Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005401
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.860.101.430
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| Concept/Terms |
Fissure in Ano- Fissure in Ano
- Anal Fissure
- Fissure, Anal
- Anal Ulcer
- Anal Ulcers
- Ulcer, Anal
- Ulcers, Anal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fissure in Ano" by people in Profiles.
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Palazzo FF, Kapur S, Steward M, Cullen PT. Glyceryl trinitrate treatment of chronic fissure in ano: one year's experience with 0.5% GTN paste. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 2000 Jun; 45(3):168-70.
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Toglia MR. Pathophysiology of anorectal dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1998 Dec; 25(4):771-81, vi.
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North JH, Weber TK, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Meropol NJ, Petrelli NJ. The management of infectious and noninfectious anorectal complications in patients with leukemia. J Am Coll Surg. 1996 Oct; 183(4):322-8.
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Nagle D, Rolandelli RH. Primary care office management of perianal and anal disease. Prim Care. 1996 Sep; 23(3):609-20.
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Kazal HL, Sohn N, Carrasco JI, Robilotti JG, Delaney WE. The gay bowel syndrome: clinico-pathologic correlation in 260 cases. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1976 Mar-Apr; 6(2):184-92.