Episode 6: Anal Fissure Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatments

Proctology and Laparoscopic Surgery Podcast

Hi everyone, welcome to the podcast series “Proctology and Laparoscopic Surgery”. In today’s podcast, Dr. Manas Ranjan Tripathy is going to talk about a few pertinent points about a very common disease, “⁠Anal Fissures⁠”. Anal Fissures are cuts or tears in the anal opening, which usually occur at the junction of the outer skin and inner membrane of the anal canal. Sometimes these cuts can become deep enough to form an ulcer at the anal opening exposing the underlying muscle tissue. Anal Fissures is a very common problem, which can happen to anyone of us at some point in time. So, today’s podcast is very important. Listen to it carefully.