“Opening near rectum after colonoscopy?”
After a colonoscopy, I have a hole beside my rectum that has not healed in 2 yrs. Shouldn't it be healed? What do I do?
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3 Answers
Sounds like a fistula-in-ano
You are not supposed to have any kind of holes after your colonoscopy. Holes usually indicate a ruptured abscess or could be a fistula if it hasn't healed in over 2 years. Please reach out to Your Gi doc for a formal examination and he or she can direct you to the appropriate specialist.
This is likely not secondary to the colonoscopy. Examination by a specialist is necessary to exclude other processes such as anal fistula.
