how the anal gland orifice could be found in anal abscess operations

How the anal gland orifice could be found in anal abscess operations

BACKGROUND On an average 30-50% of patients who undergo incision and drainage (I and D) of anal abscess will develop recurrence or fistula formation. It is claimed that finding the internal orifice of anal abscess to distract the corresponding anal gland duct; will decline the rate of future anal fistula. Surgeons supporting I and D alone claim that finding the internal opening is hazardous. Th...

How the WTO Could Be Improved

AbstractThis paper examines the impasse in the current Doha Development Round negotiations andasks how the rules of the WTO could be changed to facilitate multilateral negotiations andto increase the welfare of the Member countries. It considers possible changes to the methodof negotiation. As examples of rules which are outdated, it considers the rules relating toregional trade agreements and ...

Hypertrophied anal papillae and fibrous anal polyps, should they be removed during anal fissure surgery?

AIM Hypertrophied anal papillae and fibrous anal polyps are not given due importance in the proctology practice. They are mostly ignored being considered as normal structures. The present study was aimed to demonstrate that hypertrophied anal papillae and fibrous anal polyps could cause symptoms to the patients and that they should be removed in treatment of patients with chronic fissure in anu...

Anal sac gland carcinoma in a cat.

A perianal mass in a 15-year-old domestic shorthair cat with a history of a firm, painful swelling in the left ventrolateral perianal region was surgically excised and submitted for light microscopic evaluation. Histologically, this was a poorly demarcated, unencapsulated, multilobulated neoplasm that invaded surrounding perirectal skeletal muscle bundles. Lobules were composed of sheets and ac...

Endoscopic resection of an anal gland cyst.

chief complaint of anal bleeding. On digital examination, a 5-mm elastic soft tumor was palpated in the posterior wall of the anal canal. Colonoscopy was performed which demonstrated a transparent 5-mm submucosal tumor in the posterior wall below the dentate line (●" Fig. 1a,b). For endoscopic resection, it is difficult to visualize the interior of the anal canal, and resection below the dentat...

Anal warts and anal coitus.