COLORECTAL SURGERY BLOG

An anal abscess is a painful, infected cavity filled with pus and located near the anus or rectum. If the abscess is large, a person may develop fever, chills or a general ill feeling. An anal fistula is a small tunnel which starts inside the anus and usually exits at one or more places on the skin of the buttocks outside the anus. A fistula may cause irritation to the skin around the anus, itching or drainage of stool or mucus.

The numbness from the local anesthetic will wear off in 3 or 4 hours. When this occurs, there may be some discomfort. Take aspirin, Tylenol or a prescribed pain medication until the pain is no longer bothersome. The discomfort may last from a few hours to a few days.

Treatment for all peptic ulcer patient infected with H. pylori was strongly recommended by the 1994 National Institute of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference and the 1997 American Digestive Health Foundation (ADHF) International Update Conference on H. pylori. Recommended as appropriate goals for success of an eradication regimen were more than 90% on a “per-protocol” (PP) analysis and more than 80% on an “intent-to-treat” (ITT) analysis.

Medications to Avoid Prior to Your Procedure DISCONTINUED Colonoscopy Preparation – Visicol Tablets and Fleets PhospoSoda® (Oral Saline Laxative) Colonoscopy Preparation – MoviPrep (Liquid) Colonoscopy Preparation – Halfytely (Liquid) Colonoscopy Preparation – Go-lytely, Colyte, NuLytely (liquid) The Specialty Surgery Center of Beverly Hills, LP Phosphate warning notice and consent

Inflammatory bowel disease is the name given to several similar disorders of the intestine. The primary problem in inflammatory bowel disease is that the lining of the intestine is irritated, tender and easily damaged. When the lining of the small intestine is inflamed and irritated, this is called ileitis or enteritis. When the large intestine (colon) is involved, this is termed colitis. Inflammation of the rectum is called proctitis.

Constipation may mean hard, dry bowel movements, difficulty eliminating bowel movements, and/or frequent bowel movements, sometimes preceded by cramping or bloating.

Levator syndrome is a condition caused by spasms of the levator muscle, a large muscle in the lower pelvis which surrounds the rectum and which attaches to the tailbone.

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States, striking 140,000 people annually.. and causing 60,000 deaths. That’s a staggering figure when you consider the disease is potentially curable if diagnosed in the early stages.

Cancer of the colon and rectum is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States in both men and women. Approximately 131,000 Americans will be diagnosed every year with colorectal cancer, and approximately 55,000 people will die from their disease. Detection and removal of pre-cancerous lesions is the key to the prevention of colorectal cancer.

Blastocystis hominis is a common microscopic parasitic organism found throughout the world. Infection with Blastocystis hominis is called blastocystosis (BLASS-toe-SIS-toe-sis.)