Medicine:Anal stricture

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Short description: Narrowing of the anal canal

Anal stricture or anal stenosis is a narrowing of the anal canal.[1] It can be caused by a number of surgical procedures including: hemorrhoid removal and following anorectal wart treatment.[2]

References

  1. Ehrenpreis, Eli D. (2003). Anal and rectal diseases explained. London: Remedica Group. pp. 53. ISBN 9781901346671. https://archive.org/details/analrectaldiseas0000ehre. 
  2. Katdare, MV; Ricciardi, R (February 2010). "Anal stenosis.". The Surgical Clinics of North America 90 (1): 137–45, Table of Contents. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2009.10.002. PMID 20109638.