"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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Perianal disease in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. 1984 May; 86(5 Pt 1):829-33.