Chapter 37 - Anal & Rectal Flashcards
What is the arterial supply to the anus?
Inferior rectal artery
What is the venous drainage above the dentate line? Below?
Above: Internal hemorrhoid plexus
Below: External hemorrhoid plexus
Hemorrhoid plexus locations?
Left lateral, right anterior, right posterior
Symptoms of external hemorrhoids?
Pain when they thrombose, swelling, itching
Symptoms of internal hemorrhoids?
Bleeding or prolapse
Grades of prolapse of internal hemorrhoids?
Primary: slides below dentate w/ strain
Secondary: prolapse that reduces spontaneously
Tertiary: Prolapse that has to be manually reduced
Quaternary: not able to reduce
Treatment for hemorrhoids?
Stool softeners, fiber, sitz baths
Surgical indications for hemorrhoids?
Recurrent disease (bleeding), thrombosis, large external component
Banding for internal or external hemorrhoids?
Internal only
Rectal prolapse begins how far from the anal verge?
6-7cm
What causes rectal prolapse? Risk factors?
Pudendal neuropathy and laxity of the anal sphincters; increased with females, straining, diarrhea, previous pregnancy, redundant sigmoid colons
Treatment for rectal prolapse?
High-fiber diet
Rectosigmoid resection (Altmier) transanally
LAR or rectopexy
Virus associated with condylomata acuminata?
HPV
Laser surgery
What causes anal fissure?
Split in the anoderm
Where are anal fissures located?
90% in posterior midline
Symptoms of anal fissure?
Pain and bleeding after defecation; chronic ones will see a sentinel pile
Medical treatment for anal fissure? Surgical?
Medical: sitz baths, bulk, lidocaine jelly, stool softeners
Surgical: lateral subcu internal sphincterotomy
Most serious complication of anal fissure surgery?
Fecal incontinence