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2. Lateral internal sphincterotomy - Wikipedia

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   Lateral internal sphincterotomy is the preferred method of surgery for persons with chronic anal fissures, and is generally used when medical therapy has failed. [1] It is associated with a lower rate of side effects than older techniques such as posterior internal sphincterotomy and anoplasty, [3] and has also been shown to be superior to topical glyceryl trinitrate (GTN 0.2% ointment) in ...

3. Anal fissure - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Gastroenterology. An anal fissure is a break or tear in the skin of the anal canal. Anal fissures may be noticed by bright red anal bleeding on toilet paper and undergarments, or sometimes in the toilet. If acute, they are painful after defecation, [ 1 ] but with chronic fissures, pain intensity often reduces and becomes cyclical.

4. Stress fracture - Wikipedia

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   Stress fractures are typically discovered after a rapid increase in exercise. Symptoms usually have a gradual onset, with complaints that include isolated pain along the shaft of the bone and during activity, decreased muscular strength and cramping. In cases of fibular stress fractures, pain occurs proximal to the lateral malleolus, that ...

5. Sitz bath - Wikipedia

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   A sitz bath or hip bath is a bathtub in which a person sits in water up to the hips. [1] It is used to relieve discomfort and pain in the lower part of the body, for example, due to hemorrhoids (piles), anal fissures, perianal fistulas, rectal surgery, an episiotomy, uterine cramps, inflammatory bowel disease, pilonidal cysts and infections of the bladder, prostate or vagina.

6. Distal radius fracture - Wikipedia

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   Distal radius fracture. A Colles fracture as seen on X-ray: It is a type of distal radius fracture. A distal radius fracture, also known as wrist fracture, is a break of the part of the radius bone which is close to the wrist. [ 1 ] Symptoms include pain, bruising, and rapid-onset swelling. [ 1 ] The ulna bone may also be broken.

7. How to Prevent and Treat Hemorrhoids, According to Doctors - AOL

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   Following bowel movements, doctors also recommend “sitz baths” for people struggling with hemorrhoids. These are over-toilet vessels that you fill with warm water to sit in after a bowel ...