Category: Anal stenosis

In infants, anal stenosis is usually found at 7 to 8 months of age, with signs of incomplete bowel obstruction such as bloating, abdominal pain and vomiting. A small number…

For patients with mild anal stenosis, conservative treatment is available through diet modification, adding dietary fibre, changing bowel habits, using faecal softeners, and manual or mechanical anal dilation.For patients with…

Most anal strictures are caused by inflammation, surgical complications and tumours. If left untreated, the stricture will gradually worsen, making defecation more and more strenuous and aggravating the inflammation and…

Anal stenosis is a congenital defect, or an acquired condition caused by inflammation, injury or tumour that reduces the diameter and narrows the lumen of the anus and anal canal.…

Anal stenosis, mild stenosis will improve with medication, and will not recur after ensuring good bowel habits, keeping bowel movements open, and paying attention to dietary adjustments, which can also…

Mild anal strictures are diagnosed by the ability to pass a well-lubricated index finger or a medium sized Hill-Ferguson retractor (a medical examination tool) without difficulty.

Firstly, when anal stenosis is suspected the doctor will perform an anal visualisation, rectal palpation and other relevant investigations to initially determine the presence and extent of stenosis, and then…