Can anal fistula be cured without surgery?

Hello, "Can anal fistula be cured without surgery?" This is the most frequently asked question of many patients with anal fistula. One of the reasons is that most patients are afraid to undergo anal fistula surgery because of the shadow of traditional surgery (pain, fecal incontinence). On the other hand, they are not familiar with the treatment of anal fistula, thinking that anal fistula can be cured with drugs or that anal fistula can heal itself.

According to statistics, the incidence of anal fistula accounts for 1/4 of the total number of anorectal diseases, ranking second only to hemorrhoids. Once anal fistula is formed, it should be operated as soon as possible. With the prolonged condition of anal fistula, inflammation will gradually spread, tissue will corrode and rot, and the area will increase day by day. It can not only derive branches, but also invade deep tissues, especially spread to anal sphincter and anorectal ring, forming more complicated anal fistula, which brings greater difficulties to treatment.

Anal fistula can be temporarily closed, but this is an illusion (called false healing), and bacteria and necrotic tissue remain in the pipeline. If the resistance drops or encounters certain incentives, such as overeating spicy food, catching cold and having loose bowels, overwork, etc., local inflammation can recur and the infection will fester. When the mouth is closed firmly, pus can flow out again at the original mouth, so it will not heal repeatedly. If the mouth is closed repeatedly, the fistula will gradually increase.

Can anal fistula be cured without surgery? Long-term repeated pus discharge from anal fistula will inevitably affect the normal function of rectum and anus, and then affect healthy and normal life. In addition, the pain associated with anal fistula will make patients suffer for a long time, causing serious psychological burden. The complete healing of anal fistula must rely on surgical treatment, and the sooner the better.

In addition, anal fistula is mostly caused by the rupture of perianal abscess, which is the direct result of patients with perianal diseases such as hemorrhoids and anal fissure not paying attention to their condition and delaying their condition. Anal fistula caused by hemorrhoid or anal fissure surgery is also rare, but this is mainly because the medical security of the treatment hospital is backward, such as backward hospital technology and poor doctor technology. Therefore, while patients attach importance to and actively cooperate with the treatment of anal fistula, they also need to wisely choose a regular anorectal hospital for professional anal fistula surgery.