Internal pudendal flap anoplasty for severe anal stenosis. Report of a case.

Dis Colon Rectum

Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110-0250, USA.

Published: March 1996

Purpose: A technique for introducing anoderm into the anal canal is described.

Methods: An internal pudendal flap was used.

Results: This technique was totally successful in alleviating anal stenosis and maintaining fecal continence.

Conclusion: Internal pudendal flap should be in the armamentarium of the colon and rectal surgeon for treating severe anal stenosis.

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