[Results of incidence analyses in external hemorrhoids].
The perianal region of 294 healthy persons (151 male, 143 female) of different age was examined and the size, the localization and the number of the skin tags were registered. The frequency increases in women especially at the beginning of the second decade and in men especially at the fourth decade of life. 80% of all women and 60% of all men have skin tags. The size of the skin tag increases while the person becomes older. In the average women have bigger skin tags than men. Most of the skin tags are located in the region of 12 and 6 h lithotomy position.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic
Häufigkeitsanalytische Ergebnisse über Marisken.