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Fistula Causes and Treatment

Fistula is an abnormal connection created between two organs or structures. The primary causes of fistula include infections, trauma, tumours, inflammatory disorders, cancer, and side effects of past surgeries. Fistula treatment includes surgical procedures like fistulotomy, lift procedure, and advanced flap procedures, to name a few.

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Fistula Causes and Treatment

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  1. Fistula Causes Fistula Causes a and nd Treatment Treatment Fistula is an abnormal connection created between two organs or structures. The primary causes of fistula include infections, trauma, tumours, inflammatory disorders, cancer, and side effects of past surgeries. Fistula treatment includes surgical procedures like fistulotomy, lift procedure, and advanced flap procedures, to name a few. The human body comprises of several tissues, organs, and associated systems. If the body has to function correctly, then each of these components of the body needs to stay in their optimum health. When two organs or an organ and another structure develop an abnormal connection, then it leads to the formation of a fistula.

  2. Fistula can occur in different parts of the body, depending on the location of the organs and respective structures. Different types of fistula occur in the body, namely, anal fistula, gastrointestinal fistula, and obstetric fistula. In some cases, fistula is also divided into blind, complete, horseshoe, and incomplete types. It can take time in developing of the fistula, which will vary on the cause of the fistula development in the body. Most of the patients find it difficult to finalize a doctor and therefore require proper guidance for fistula treatment in Gurgaon. Causes of Fistula: There are various causes of the fistula, which vary from one type of fistula to another. So, each of the types of fistula seen in the body varies with the cause of the same. Here are some of them: Inflammatory bowel disease is a health condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract (GI). This leads to increased inflammation in the related parts of the body. This is one of the crucial reasons for the development of the fistula in the related organs of the patient. Infections of the large intestine, such as diverticulitis are a significant cause in the occurrence of fistula in the patients. If a patient is diagnosed with tuberculosis and HIV, then there are higher chances of being affected with fistula. If a patient has undergone a certain surgical procedure, then fistula can develop in the respective areas such as anus. Glands associated with the respective organs can get clogged or blocked due to health ailments or complications. Cancer patients are also at high risk of attracting fistula in the later stages of life. Inevitable accidents or trauma can lead to the occurrence of the gastrointestinal type of fistula.

  3. Some of the other complications involved in causing fistulas in patients include surgical suture issues, abscess, infection, hematoma, tumor, and malnutrition. Treatments of Fistula: Once the physician diagnoses the presence of fistula in a patient, the main concern of the patient is to receive the best fistula treatment in Gurgaon for his case. Before going ahead with a treatment, a series of medical tests and procedures are performed to guide the treatment in the best manner. Along with this, it is important to focus on the management of the patient’s case. Here are the most commonly recommended and utilized treatments of fistula in the present times. - Surgery: Surgery is one of the most result-oriented medical treatments for curing fistula. Experts suggest this treatment to make sure that patients can heal better and lead a healthy life. Different types of surgeries are available depending on the type of fistula and cause behind the same. This also includes laser treatment for fistula in Gurgaon to achieve higher success rates. In each of the surgeries, general anesthesia is given to the patient, which helps the surgeon to perform the surgery effectively. - Fistulotomy:This is a highly performed surgical procedure performed for fistula diagnosed in patients. Fistulotomy has shown promising results, especially in the case of the anal fistulas. The surgeon takes care of the occurrence of continence with proper precautions. The success rates of this procedure are worth appreciating. Other surgical procedures are introduced in the medical sector, but then the usage of these procedures is not active. - Advancement flap surgery:In this procedure, the skin and muscle over the particular part of the fistula are cut, and space is created for an opening. Advancement flap surgery is performed as a second procedure to receive the required cure of the case. The fistula is covered with the help of a tissue taken

  4. from the associated organ. In the case of anal fistulas, this tissue piece is taken from the rectum. - Lift procedure:Here, the fistula in focus is opened, and sphincter muscles are widened. Followed by this, the respective fistula is tied off. This procedure has also shown decent results in the health of the patients in the recent times After the laser treatment for fistula in Gurgaon is completed, the surgeon will advise the patient to opt for post-treatment follow-up appointments. This helps in analyzing the recovery of the patients. If required, the surgeon provides the local anesthetic and pain killers to the patients to ease the ongoing discomfort and pain in the patients. Thus, fistulas can be successfully treated with timely diagnosis, following necessary treatment and surgeries as per the health of the patient. MirasCare (Author) MirasCare is a general laser and laparoscopy clinic that serves quality medical treatments for piles, anal fissure, anal fistula, and pilonidal sinus. Dr. Mir Asif is an experienced laparoscopic surgeon treating several patients across the city and abroad with laparoscopic surgeries. The success rates of the treatments are such that patients receive desired benefits from the treatments. Visit here for more https://www.mirascare.com/

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