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Anal fissure - series

Rectum

• Pain while having a bowel movement
• Blood on the surface of stool (not mixed in with stool)
• Blood on toilet tissue or wipes
• A crack in the skin that is visible when the anus is stretched slightly (the fissure is almost always in the midline)
• Constipation, often with painful bowel movements

• Inspection of the rectum
• Physical exam of the rectal mucosa

Review Date: 07/14/2006
Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.