Patient's question:
He is over two years old this year, but I noticed that this child has some difficulty when defecating. I took him to the hospital for treatment. After the doctor's careful examination, it was found that he has a congenital anal rectal stricture. The doctor recommended that we undergo surgical treatment as soon as possible. I don't know if this condition definitely requires surgical treatment or what kind of assistance is needed: How should I treat my child's congenital anal rectal stricture?Doctor's answer:
Determine appropriate treatment methods based on the degree and type of stricture. For mild stricture cases, repeated and prolonged anal dilation is performed, and most can restore normal defecation function. Severe stricture cases require surgical treatment, with the timing of surgery preferably chosen before the recurrence of intestinal obstruction. Membranous anal stricture can be treated with membrane resection; anal canal stricture can be treated with longitudinal incision and transverse suture or anal canal Y-V flap plastic surgery to expand the anal canal diameter; stricture at the anal canal junction is very effective with stricture release surgery due to the ring-shaped stricture.