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Anal fistula causes

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Anal fistula is caused by crohn’s Disease, obstetric injury, retained foriegn body in rectum, radiation proctitis, gonorrhea, HIV, cryptitis, lymphogranuloma venerum, perirectal abscess sequelae of rupture or surgery, syphilis, thrombosed hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, ulcerative Colitis.

Causes

Causes

Anal fistula is caused by:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

References

  1. ↑ Nordgren S, Fasth S, Hultén L (1992). “Anal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: incidence and outcome of surgical treatment”. Int J Colorectal Dis. 7 (4): 214–8. PMID 1293243.
  2. ↑ Goldberg JE, Steele SR (2010). “Rectal foreign bodies”. Surg. Clin. North Am. 90 (1): 173–84, Table of Contents. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2009.10.004. PMID 20109641.
  3. ↑ Kurer MA, Davey C, Khan S, Chintapatla S (2010). “Colorectal foreign bodies: a systematic review”. Colorectal Dis. 12 (9): 851–61. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02109.x. PMID 19895597.
  4. ↑ Huang WC, Jiang JK, Wang HS, Yang SH, Chen WS, Lin TC, Lin JK (2003). “Retained rectal foreign bodies”. J Chin Med Assoc. 66 (10): 607–12. PMID 14703278.
  5. ↑ Fry RD, Birnbaum EH, Lacey DL (1992). “Actinomyces as a cause of recurrent perianal fistula in the immunocompromised patient”. Surgery. 111 (5): 591–4. PMID 1598681.
  6. ↑ Coremans G, Margaritis V, Van Poppel HP, Christiaens MR, Gruwez J, Geboes K, Wyndaele J, Vanbeckevoort D, Janssens J (2005). “Actinomycosis, a rare and unsuspected cause of anal fistulous abscess: report of three cases and review of the literature”. Dis. Colon Rectum. 48 (3): 575–81. PMID 15875298.

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