Summary of Anorectal Diseases
By Markov • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Digestion & EliminationTwo-point Summary:
- If we were to broadly summarize common anorectal diseases, it’s either infections or growths.
- Growth can create a burden on the anorectal wall, causing ptosis due to excess. Ptosis can be due to deficiency too – see article on rectal prolapse and its treatment using Chinese herbs for more.
Infections and sequela include:
- Cryptitis
- Perianorectal Inflammation and Abscesses
- Fistulae
Read this article on anorectal inflammations, abscesses and fissures.
“Growths” include:
- Hemorrhoids (痔疮)
- Anal Papillae Hypertrophy (肛乳头肥大)
- Polyps (息肉) – benign tumors
- Malignant tumors (癌)
There is also anal fissures, which don’t fit into this framework. Here’s a piece on anal fissures.
Here’s a link to more on hemorrhoids.
Ptosis can be related to:
- Internal hemorrhoids
- Polyps
- Rectal prolapse
Here is further elaboration on the different etiologies of anorectal ptosis.
The following link talks about the extent to which Chinese medicine can help with rectal prolapse.
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