anorectal stricture

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anorectal stricture

Etymology: L, anus + rectus, straight, strictura, compression

a narrowing of the anorectal canal. It is sometimes congenital but also may result from surgery to correct an anal fissure or to remove hemorrhoids.

anorectal

pertaining to, emanating from or affecting the anorectum.

anorectal abscess

see perianal fistula.

anorectal anastomosis

surgical resection of rectal neoplasms may require removal of a bowel segment and subsequent union of rectum to skin.

anorectal stricture

usually secondary to surgical trauma, foreign body, neoplasia or inflammatory disease.

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