Anal fistula and anal fissure are two completely different diseases, the difference mainly lies in the disease manifestation, symptoms, treatment and other aspects.
1. Disease manifestation: anal fistula is the anal canal and the perianal skin to form the same pipe, including internal and external mouth; anal fissure is the dentate line below the skin rupture of the whole layer.
2. Symptoms: anal fistula patients are mostly manifested as a fistula with purulent secretion discharge, severe symptoms are even accompanied by fever, fatigue and other systemic symptoms; anal fissure patients more pain in the anal canal area, aggravated by defecation, accompanied by the appearance of blood in the stool.
3. Treatment: for anal fistula, it is recommended that the patient as soon as possible surgical treatment, common surgery including anal fistula incision and anal fistula hanging line surgery; for anal fissure, fresh anal fissure can be given to the hemorrhoidal ointment, traditional Chinese medicine sitz bath and other medication, old fissure is recommended for surgical treatment.
Specific treatment, should go to the regular hospital, under the guidance of professional doctors.