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Anal Fissure

Anal fissures are the small tears formed in the anal lining. They are also known as anal ulcers. An anal fissure causes a lot of pain and bleeding during bowel movements. Usually, a fissure heals on its own once the precipitating cause is controlled in a few days time. Rarely surgery may be needed in non-responders or very tight fissures

CAUSES OF ANAL FISSURES

  • Chronic constipation / Hard stools
  • Strained childbirth or violent Spells of Diarrhea
  • Other rare causes anal cancer, HIV, tuberculosis or herpes.

SYMPTOMS OF ANAL FISSURES

An anal fissure has quite a lot of symptoms for you to understand what you are suffering from:

  • Spots of blood on the stool passed.
  • A small lump of the skin (skin tag) may form next to the tear.
  • Visible tear around the anal region
  • Burning or an itching sensation in the anal region.
  • Sharp pain in the anal region during defecation

TREATMENT:

  • Usually non-surgical
  • Resistant / Failure cases may need lateral internal sphinterotomy.

Commonly performed Anal Fissure procedures by Dr.Ankur Bansal are

  • Fissurectomy
  • LIS(Lateral internal sphincterotomy)
  • Sphincterotom
  • Treatment of Fissure