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Is Surgery The Only Option For Anal Fistuala ?
Hey Doc...I was told by a doctor whom I have check up lately that I might have Anal Fistuala...and i hear the surgery is the only treatment..but here is the dilemma...i think its more of an infection that caused rupture and partly due to my negligence in treatment..can you help & advise.. Symptoms..like a pimple on my right buttock cheek causing drainage
Fri, 25 Jun 2010
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Hi.. Symptoms of anal fistula, cyst, a rupture cyst can all produce similar symptoms.. A per rectal examination is the ony way of differentiating it.. Hence a doctor who has examined you would know what the cause is.. If you feel that your last doctor may be wrong, you can take a second opinion...
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