Triple Anal Fistulas: Report of a Case.
- Author:
In Geun SEO
1
Author Information
1. Haruhakmun Surgical Clinic, Seoul, Korea. seoingeun@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anal fistula;
Multiple;
Independent;
Internal opening
- MeSH:
Fistula;
Humans;
Hydrogen Peroxide;
Rectal Fistula*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2003;64(3):266-268
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Usually a patient has an anal fistula, which has an internal (primary) opening, an external (secondary) opening, and a tract connecting the two. Uncommonly, the external openings are more than one but mostly lead to a single internal opening. Rarely the multiple external openings lead to more than one internal opening. Each internal opening, its corresponding tract(s), and its external opening(s) are considered as a separate (independent) fistula. The patient in question had three external openings leading to three separate internal openings. When multiple external openings are present, injection of a dye or hydrogen peroxide to identify the internal openings must be considered.
