ANORECTAL FISTULOTOMY

The most common type of surgery for anal fistulas is a fistulotomy. An anal fistulotomy is surgery to open and drain an anal fistula, helping the fistula to heal. This involves cutting along the whole length of the fistula to open it up, so it heals as a flat scar. It is the most effective treatment but usually only recommended for fistulas that do not pass through much of the sphincter muscles, since the risk of incontinence is lower in these cases.

Sonterra Procedure Center’s (SPC) highly skilled team of colon and rectal surgeons is dedicated to providing the most advanced, personalized care. Our double boarded surgeons bring more than 60 years of combined expertise and our dedicated staff ensure quality outcomes. We utilize the latest advances in medicine combined with state-of-the-art techniques for endoscopy procedures, outpatient surgical procedures, and the treatment of incontinence. SPC is San Antonio’s first nationally recognized incontinence center and has been serving patients for more than decade.

Our surgeons are fluent in both English and Spanish. Additionally, most of our staff are also bilingual for those patients and their families who are primarily Spanish speaking.

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