CATEGORY	Diseases of the Digestive System
SYSTEM	Digestive System
ORGAN	Anal Canal and Rectum
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES	-
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES	Vidar in Hindi Pilavu in Tamil Fissur in German
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION	K60.1
WORLD STATISTICS	The lifetime incidence is calculated to be 11% The incidence of Anal fissure is around 1 in 350 adults. They occur equally common in men and women and most often occur in adults aged 15 to 40
INDIAN STATISTICS	Reliable Indian statistics not available
MOST PREVALENT IN	Worldwide prevalence