COLORECTAL SURGERY BLOG

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (or IBD) is a condition many people have to deal with on a regular basis without need for some medications or dietary changes. If you’re currently experiencing recurring abdominal pain, diarrhea, or even unexplained weight loss, it could be a sign of IBD. Sometimes it can manifest flu-like symptoms that include chills,

Hemorrhoids.  Pesky Symptoms. Hemorrhoids are a bane of adult life.  Hemorrhoids, those pieces of protruding tissue that many patients feel around the anal opening, can be associated with pesky and irritating symptoms.  The list of symptoms is long and the treatments are relatively few.  Treatments range from medications to surgery, with each step along the

Video Transcription: There are many medical measures that we can use to help patients heal without an operation. Should the fissure not heal with simple measures, either the patient can live with the fissure, or the patient can undergo a lateral internal sphincterotomy. It’s a very quick procedure, very easy to undergo and recover from.

Warts?  Genes?  A Virus. Condyloma Acuminata.  Also known as anal warts.  A well known and little understood topic.  If  you have anal warts, you are familiar with the misery that these small, fleshy anal protuberances can cause.  The headache and heartache can be both psychological and physical.  Yes, they are transmissible and are thought of

Video Transcription: Dr. Gary H Hoffman: Postoperative pain control is as important as the operation itself. We offer liposomal bupivacaine also called Exparel. We’re able to offer it here at La Peer and give our patients prolonged pain relief. This is a newer pain formulation, this isn’t something that’s available in most major centers. And

The Perirectal Fistula.  A Complicated Problem. A perirectal fistula.  A perianal fistula.  A fistula.  All terms that refer to the same thing. What is it? A fistula begins as an infection.  There are many theories as to why the infection begins. However, nobody knows for sure why the process starts.  Inside the anus and rectum

The Thrombotic Hemorrhoid.  It Hurts. Can The Proctologist Help? In Los Angeles and cities across the globe, it seems as if everyone either has hemorrhoids or knows someone who has them.  And, most of us have heard of Preparation H® to help the pain of hemorrhoids.  Proctologists, also known as colon and rectal surgeons, see

Video Transcription: There’s no one particular age patient who is afflicted by hemorrhoids, however most commonly hemorrhoidal disease begins to manifest itself beginning at around age forty and extends through adult life.  Why do patients get hemorrhoids?  We don’t know.  But. we can fix them however when they become symptomatic and are no longer responsive

What Is C. Diff. Colitis? With the advent and increased usage of antibiotics, especially broad spectrum antibiotics, we have seen a rise in the number of cases of Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff.) colitis.  Clostridium Difficile colitis is responsible for up to 14,000 deaths per year in the United States. In times past, colon and rectal

If you are reading this medical post, it is most likely because you are searching to learn more about a hemorrhoidectomy.  You are at the right place. The first thing that we tell all patients is that a hemorrhoidectomy is performed as a last resort; when medical therapy has failed to alleviate your symptoms.   We