 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)
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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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 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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Kinney TP, Shah AG, Rogers BH, Ehrenpreis ED. Retrograde endoscopic delivery of botulinum toxin for anal fissures. Endoscopy. 2006 Jun; 38(6):654.
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Whiteford MH, Kilkenny J, Hyman N, Buie WD, Cohen J, Orsay C, Dunn G, Perry WB, Ellis CN, Rakinic J, Gregorcyk S, Shellito P, Nelson R, Tjandra JJ, Newstead G. Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised). Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Jul; 48(7):1337-42.
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Orsay C, Rakinic J, Perry WB, Hyman N, Buie D, Cataldo P, Newstead G, Dunn G, Rafferty J, Ellis CN, Shellito P, Gregorcyk S, Ternent C, Kilkenny J, Tjandra J, Ko C, Whiteford M, Nelson R. Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (revised). Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Dec; 47(12):2003-7.
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Hyman N. Incontinence after lateral internal sphincterotomy: a prospective study and quality of life assessment. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Jan; 47(1):35-8.
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Singer MA, Cintron JR, Martz JE, Schoetz DJ, Abcarian H. Retrorectal cyst: a rare tumor frequently misdiagnosed. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Jun; 196(6):880-6.
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Levitsky J, Hong JJ, Jani AB, Ehrenpreis ED. Oral vitamin a therapy for a patient with a severely symptomatic postradiation anal ulceration: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 May; 46(5):679-82.
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Bailey HR, Beck DE, Billingham RP, Binderow SR, Gottesman L, Hull TL, Larach SW, Margolin DA, Milsom JW, Potenti FM, Rafferty JF, Riff DS, Sands LR, Senagore A, Stamos MJ, Yee LF, Young-Fadok TM, Gibbons RD. A study to determine the nitroglycerin ointment dose and dosing interval that best promote the healing of chronic anal fissures. Dis Colon Rectum. 2002 Sep; 45(9):1192-9.
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Ehrenpreis ED, Rubin DT, Ginsburg PM, Meyers JS. Treatment of anal fissures with topical nitroglycerin. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2001 Jan; 2(1):41-5.
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Hyman NH, Cataldo PA. Nitroglycerin ointment for anal fissures: effective treatment or just a headache? Dis Colon Rectum. 1999 Mar; 42(3):383-5.
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