My husband has been dealing with a high anal fistula for two years and we just got an MRI fistulogram done. The report suggests seton treatment but I've heard it can take around 8 months and might be painful. Another doctor mentioned surgery could lead to motion incontinence. Is seton the only option or are there other treatments we can explore for his condition? I'm really worried about the long recovery time.

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I've been reading about rectal prolapse and saw something about contradictions for surgery does that mean surgery isn't an option for a complete prolapse? I'm worried because my symptoms are getting worse and I'm not sure what to do next

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my dad was advised to get fissure surgery but i'm not sure if it's really needed can fissures be treated with just medicines or is surgery the only option also what are the possible side effects after the surgery

Initially treated with the conservative therapy ,if patient is not responding fistulectomy is advised to the patient.

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