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the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal

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in the 'very ground zero of gayness': the anus" (104).
* Internal hemorrhoids are "cushions" containing arteries and veins that form under the lining of the lower rectum, just above the anus. Normally, these hemorrhoids cannot be seen or felt, nor do they cause pain.
This may explain the differences between infection of the external genital surface and anus in males, but in women, both the anal canal and cervix are mucosal surfaces and both have a transitional zone, where columnar and squamous epithelium meet, so histologic differences are unlikely to contribute to differences in seroconversion (12).
We recommend the routine use of the mankini on all male patients undergoing procedures that require exposure of the anus and perineum.
Morgenstern, "Immunophenotypic characterization of anus gland carcinoma: loss of p63 and cytokeratin 5/6," Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, vol.
If the child has a normal urethra and no vestibular fistula, she may have imperforate anus without fistula.
For example, you may have internal hemorrhoids that remain in your rectum or that protrude (prolapse) outside your anus but then go back into your rectum.
Radio frequency "sutureless" fistulotomy-a new way of treating fistula in anus. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9: 1082-85.
CAROL Vorderman faced a "feast" of camel nipples, turkey testicles, cow anus and vomit fruit as part of the second Bushtucker Trial.
Overweight rabbits can often not reach to consume the caecotrophs and these form a sticky mass around the anus. The sticky mass of matted caecotrophs, fur and faeces can cause skin irritation, secondary infections or complete obstruction of the anus if left untreated.
HIV-positive gay or bisexual men in the Netherlands became infected with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in both the anus and penis at a higher rate than HIV-negative gays.
Very likely this has to do with their location at the puckered inside edge of the anus, or their contents, which is an oily, semi-liquid substance that smells like a dead mackerel ...
Imperforate anus is a rare anomaly associated with defects commonly referred to as vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo-oesophageal fistula, renal anomalies and limb abnormalities ( VACTERL).
Congenital recto-vaginal fistula associated with a normal anus (type H fistula) and rectal atresia in a patient.