Ano - Rectal Surgery
Anorectal surgery involves the surgical removal (resection) of a portion of the anus, rectum, and/or part of the sigmoid colon in order to treat anal and rectal conditions as well as cancer.
Who Needs An Anorectal Procedure?
Anorectal surgery can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions. The following are a few of the conditions the procedure can treat:
- Anastomosis
- Incontinence
- Cancer removal
- Other negative conditions of the anus and/or rectum
Identifying Anorectal Disorders
The following instruments may be employed by colorectal surgeons to confirm or disprove the existence of an anorectal disorder.
- An anoscopy is a diagnostic process in which the last few inches of the rectum and anal canal are seen using a small, tubular instrument with a light attached.
- Biopsy: A small piece of tissue is removed for a biopsy to be examined.
- Colonoscopy: Through this procedure, doctors can see the entire large intestine. Similar to a flexible sigmoidoscopy, a colonoscopy usually necessitates a more extensive bowel preparation and is carried out while under moderate sedation.
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy (flex sig): A diagnostic procedure in which the last few feet of the large intestine are seen using a tiny, tubular instrument with a video camera.
- History and physical examination
- MRI or ultrasound are noninvasive imaging procedures that can be used to examine the rectum, sphincter muscles, and anal canal.
