Best Proctology Treatment in India

What is Proctology?

Proctology deals with the study of diagnosing, treating and managing disorders and diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. It is often referred to as colorectal surgery. Medical doctors who practice proctology are known as proctologists and the most commonly used medical instrument is a proctoscope which is a short and hollow metal tube.

What does Proctologists Treat?

Hemorrhoids: These are inflamed or enlarged veins near the anal and rectal area of the body, that can result in bleeding and pain during bowel movements.

Anal Fissures: These are tears, cracks or rips in anal tissue that is cused from the overuse of the colorectal area, hardened stool or external causes.

Fistulas: These are abnormal tissue passageways or connections between rectal tissue and anal tissue.

Fecal Incontinence: Inability to control bowel movements
Rectal Prolapse: Malfunctioning of rectal tissue can result in protrusion of the rectum through the anus.

Imperforate Anus: Generally a birth defect which has a malformed anus in babies
Chronic disorders: Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

• Rectal Cancer
• Anal Cancer or injury
• Colon Cancer
• Severe constipation

When do you need to see a Proctologist?

• Feeling or seeing an external anal lump
• Discharge from the anus
• Painful red swelling in the anus
• Sudden change in bowel movement or bowel habits
• To diagnose the source of anemia which may be in your anus, rectum or colon
• Screening colonoscopy
• History of polyps or colorectal cancer
• To manage irritable bowel syndrome
• Operation for a colon inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer

What Procedures are performed in Proctology?

Diagnostic proceduresColonoscopy: It is used to examine the large bowel
Proctoscopy: A proctoscope is inserted into the rectum to get an unobstructed view of the interior of the rectal cavity and check for rectal polyps or hemorrhoids.

Sigmoidoscopy: This minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine that gives a clear picture of the rectum upto the last part of the colon.

Defecating proctography: The medical imaging in a patient’s defecation using a fluoroscope.

Surgical Treatment
Colectomy: The surgery to remove all or some part of your colon
Polypectomy: Surgery to removes cancerous polyps
Strictureplasty: The surgery to restore normal bowel movement
Hemorrhoidectomy: Removing severe or extensive hemorrhoids – both internal or external.
Anoplasty: Repairs the defect in passing stool
Colostomy: Procedure to provide alternate opening for stool to pass and is also called hemorrhoid banding

Specialities

• Perianal Abscess
• Fistula
• Fissure
• Genital Warts
• Piles
• Pilonidal Sinus
• Colorectal Polyp
• Rectal prolapse

Treatments

• Fistulectomy / Fistulotomy
• Cryo Surgery
• Kshar Sutra Treatment
• Radio Frequency Cauterization
• Laser Treatment
• Injection Therapy(Sclero Therapy)
• MIPH (Minimal Invasive Procedure For Haemorrhoids – Stapler Technique )
• DGHAL ( Doppler Guided Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation )
• LIFT ( Ligation Of Intersphinctric Fistula Track )
• VAAFT ( Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment )
• IRC ( Infra Red Coagulation)