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What Is A Seton Drain

Premium Questions

Dr.  Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

this is absolutely necessary as I do not feel pain and am not discharging. I worry that a seton will ... there is no problems before going into a surgery for a seton? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

I got a partial fistulotomy with seton in XXXXXXX 2016. In September 2016 we finished the procedure ... would not come back it this point. Today my scar is hurting a little when I touch it. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rishi MD

My father has a cyst (which is what the doctors called it) and it won't heal and he is at a 5 for ... it will eventually drain and he is beginning to doubt this. It... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rishi ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

I had gastric bypass surgery on January 27 and it is my 7 day follow up for drain removal. Is it ... stop completely before the drain is removed? Thanks. XXXXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja MD

. is it normal ? how much time to recover ? For how many days drain installed ? ...on last Saturday I got minor surgery of live abscess (ALA) . Drain was installed. Pus was come out ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja ( Gastroenterologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I have Crohn s Disease and have a seton drain near my anus and recently had this spot on my cheek ... burn does. What is it and what could I do to relieve the pain? I walk for 8 or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Harender Sodhi MD

Hello I had a seton inserted for an anal fistula (dont know cause, only found out on other ... need to worry or do anything? 2. how does a surgeon know if seton has healed fistula and whether or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harender Sodhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Hi, I have an anal fistula, already had 4 operations, including a seton and a plug, all ... noticed small black particles in the pus, do you know what these black particles are? And should I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Anders Mark Christensen MD

Seton drain. I am still having yellowish moderate discharge daily with speckles of blood from time to ... this normal? I ve had the fistula for eight years and this is my second Seton... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anders Mark Christensen ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Gaurav Nigam MD

dear doctor my father is having fistula deep down near his rectum surgeon couldnt operate it as it was deep so he put seton...now seton treatment is on and surgeon wants other surgeory just to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Nigam ( Pediatrician)