. Rectal and anal surgery : with description of the secret methods of the itinerant specialists. ANAL SURGERY. fistula is a sinus leadiuy iiroiii witliiu the rectum to an open-ing on the skin more or less remote fiom the anus. Thereare, however, cases in which the internal orifice, if anyexisted, has closed, or cannot be discovered by the are termed blind external fistulse. They require much the same treatment as thosewhich are complete. A blindinternal fistula is one which hasan internal, but no external,opening. Such a sinus has atendency to become a completefistula by ulceration


. Rectal and anal surgery : with description of the secret methods of the itinerant specialists. ANAL SURGERY. fistula is a sinus leadiuy iiroiii witliiu the rectum to an open-ing on the skin more or less remote fiom the anus. Thereare, however, cases in which the internal orifice, if anyexisted, has closed, or cannot be discovered by the are termed blind external fistulse. They require much the same treatment as thosewhich are complete. A blindinternal fistula is one which hasan internal, but no external,opening. Such a sinus has atendency to become a completefistula by ulceration through theexternal integument. Occasion-ally cases will be met with inwhich there is a recurrence ofacute abscesses which breakexternally, and heal for a Tbaveksed by These are often due to the exist- Pbobe. [Esmarch.] i +• j. i ence oi a blind internal nstuloustract, which becomes the receptacle of foreign substancesfrom the bowel. The causes of fistula have been mentioned under thehead of abscess, the disease itself lieing but the chronicstage of that Secondary sinuses or diverticiila are


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