sentinel pile


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pile

 [pīl]
1. hemorrhoid.
2. in nucleonics, a chain-reacting fission device for producing slow neutrons and radioisotopes.
sentinel pile a hemorrhoid-like thickening of the mucous membrane at the lower end of an anal fissure.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sen·ti·nel pile

a circumscribed thickening of the mucous membrane at the lower end of a fissure of the anus.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sentinel pile

The swelling at the lower end of a chronic anal fissure, palpable as an anal mass, which may be the first or most prominent manifestation of a fissure, hence, a 'sentinel'
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

sen·ti·nel pile

(sen'ti-nĕl pīl)
A circumscribed thickening of the mucous membrane at the lower end of a fissure of the anus.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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As per records the detailed history of each patient was studied and clinical examination findings including inspection, palpation, digital rectal and proctoscopic examination performed were noted, where examination revealed features of chronicity like sentinel pile, indurated edges which were painful on examination were noted.
Sentinel pile was present in 63.5% patients in DTZ group and in 54% patients in GTN group.
Study on use of topical Diltiazem versus topical glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: a retrospective study
On examination or anal inspection, a canoe -shaped ulcer is seen in 6 0' clock or 12 0' clock position with a skin tag which is called the sentinel pile. Digital examination may be extremely painful and often resisted and it should be done gently with enough lubrication.
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