Anal dilatation is a method of dilating the anus with fingers or instruments.
Anal dilatation is anal tube dilatation, refers to the local anesthesia or general anesthesia, with fingers or instruments to expand the anus a method, clinically commonly used in the examination and treatment of anorectal diseases. By expanding the anus to relax the internal and external anal sphincter, mainly for simple acute anal fissure is not complicated by other comorbidities, chronic anal fissure is not complicated by anal papilloma and sentinel hemorrhoids, part of the postoperative anal canal stenosis.
Before expanding the anus, clean enema is needed, patients often take the lateral position, after local anesthesia or sacral anesthesia, fingers coated with lubricant, first use the right index finger into the anus, according to the clockwise and counterclockwise direction back and forth, and then repeatedly do the arc expansion, the anal canal to adapt to the anal canal and then use the two forefingers into the anus to repeatedly expand the anal canal in an arc, the side of the expansion while pulling the loose sphincter muscle, and then gradually deepen the expansion of the two middle fingers into the anal canal sphincter without a sense of urgency until the middle finger expansion.
Therefore, for patients who need to expand the anus, no need to be overly nervous, follow the doctor’s instructions to complete the standardized examination can be. Need to expand the anus treatment, under the operation of professional doctors, active cooperation, adhere to achieve the therapeutic purpose.