Can Anal Fissures Cause Infection ?

Posted on Wed, 22 Jun 2011

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Question : I am thinking about having knee replacement surgery, can a anal fissure cause a infection?

Answered by Dr. Rhea Chanda (45 minutes later)

Hi,

Thanks for the query.

Anal fissures generally don't cause infection. But it's a site that is susceptible to infections in a hospital setting. Most often, they are generally not treated by surgery but symptomatically.

Total Knee Replacement (TKR) is not be a contraindication due to anal fissures. One can symptomatically treat the fissures before undergoing TKR.

Hope I have answered your query. If there are any more concerns, I am available for follow ups.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar