TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Anal Fissure & Ulcer A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Fissure: Split in the anoderm• Ulcer: Chronic fissure• Associated with skin tag (sentinel pile) once matured• Located in midline, distal to dentate line• Most commonly located posteriorly (90%)• Caused by forceful dilatation of anal canal, usually from defecation, leading to sphincter spasm and local anoderm ischemia SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58092073 ER -