Fissure in Ano
"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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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fissure in Ano" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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McKinnon AT, Phelan PS, Zoumberos NA, Evans MS. Severe anogenital ulceration in a preterm neonate. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 11; 39(6):976-978.
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Bhama AR, Melnitchouk N, Mizell JS, Sherman KL, Zaghiyan K. Evaluation of practice patterns of chemodenervation for anal fissure of the ASCRS young surgeons. Tech Coloproctol. 2020 06; 24(6):611-612.