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Abstract
A painful linear tear 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.
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6 entry terms
- Anal Fissure
- Fissure, Anal
- Anal Ulcer
- Anal Ulcers
- Ulcer, Anal
- Ulcers, Anal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse entry term ANAL FISSURE with ANAL FISTULA see RECTAL FISTULA
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fissure in Ano. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005401. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005401
- Fissure in Ano. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_fissure
- Fissure in Ano. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484797