Surgery for Fistula in Anu

   An infected tunnel between the skin and the anus. An anal fistula is an infected tunnel between the skin and the anus the muscular opening at the end of the digestive tract . Most anal fistula are the result of an infection in an infection in an anal gland that spreads to the skin.

Symptoms - 

• Symptoms include pain, swelling, and discharge of  blood or pus from the anus .
• Redness
• Bleeding 
• Fever 

    Diagnosis - 

 Imaging Studies - 

                  These may include an ultrasound which creates an images of the anal area using sound waves. They may include MRI  which makes images of the area by using special magnets and a computer .

Treatment - 

            Once you have an anal fistula , antibiotics alone will not cure it, you will need to have surgery to cure the fistula. Surgical treatment options include.

Fistulotomy - 

                    This procedure opens up the fistula in a way that allows it to heal from the inside out . It is usually an outpatient procedure.