Define:
What percentage of patients have a “complete” response with the NIGRO protocol?
90%
Fistula-in-Ano
What disease should be considered with fistula–in-ano?
Crohn's disease
Perirectal Abscess
Anal Fissure
What is the “rule of 90%” for anal fissures?
Perianal Warts
Hemorrhoids
Why do we have “healthy” hemorrhoidal tissue?
It is thought to be involved with fluid/air continence
What are the three “hemorrhoid quadrants”?
Classification by Degrees
Define the following terms for internal hemorrhoids:
What is a “closed” versus an “open” hemorrhoidectomy?
Name the most likely diagnosis:
34-year-old female with hemorrhoids that prolapse after defecation and that she has to “push back in”
Third-degree internal hemorrhoids
56-year-old female with hemorrhoids that are “stuck out” after a bowel movement
Fourth-degree internal hemorrhoid