Kadlec Clinic - General & Colorectal Surgery

12/29/2021

Roughly 5% of people will develop symptoms attributable to their hemorrhoids and only a small fraction of those patients will require surgical treatment. Patients may experience symptoms caused by either internal or external hemorrhoids or both.

02/19/2020

A**l Fissure The a**l ca**l is a short tube surrounded by muscle at the end of your re**um. The re**um is the bottom section of your colon (large intestine). An a**l fissure (also called fissure-in-ano) is a small rip or tear in the lining of the a**l ca**l. Fissures are common, but are often confus...

02/11/2020

Hemorrhoids Often described as "varicose veins of the a**s and re**um,” hemorrhoids are enlarged, bulging blood vessels in and around the a**s and lower re**um. The re**um is the bottom section of your colon (large intestine). The tissues supporting the vessels stretch. As a result, the vessels ex...

02/08/2020

Re**al Prolapse Re**al prolapse is a condition in which the re**um (the last part of the large intestine) loses the normal attachments that keep it fixed inside the body, allowing it to slide out through the a**l opening, turning it “inside out.” Re**al prolapse affects mostly adults, but women ...

02/06/2020

Abscess and Fistula A**L ABSCESS AND FISTULA An a**l abscess is an infected cavity filled with pus near the a**s or re**um. An a**l fistula (also called fistula-in-ano) is a small tunnel that tracks from an opening inside the a**l ca**l to an outside opening in the skin near the a**s. An a**l fist....

01/22/2020

01/21/2020