An anal fistula excision wound can heal if there is leakage of stool.
Anal fistula removal surgery involves incising the fistula and removing all of the fistula wall to create a fresh wound. The patient needs to keep the stool soft and change the medication to allow the granulation tissue to grow slowly from the base until the wound heals.
In this process, the wound is not completely healed, the anal closure function is not complete, leakage of stool is a normal phenomenon, as long as the wound is cleaned up in time, change the medicine regularly, keep the bowel movement, does not affect the healing ability of the wound, so the wound can be healed.
It is recommended that patients with anal fistula excision wound leakage, daily check the wound, to avoid cutting edge adhesion and lead to poor drainage. If the wound has pus, infection and other symptoms, it is recommended that timely consultation to give treatment.