Dr. Arnab Ray

An Anal fistula (also known as fistula-in-ano) is a small tunnel that can develop between anal canal and the skin near the anus often resulting from an untreated or inadequately treated perianal abscess. No medicinal treatment shows complete cure ...

Ksharasutra is a Sanskrit phrase, kshara stands for anything that is corrosive or caustic and sutra means thread. The ksharasutra is a medicated thread of alkaline in nature prepared by smearing it with various herbal and/or herbo-mineral substanc...

Hemorrhoidal diseases (also known as hemorrhoids and piles) are swollen veins in the walls of the anus and sometimes around the lower rectum. They may be termed as internal or external depending upon the anatomical position of origin. Fast facts o...

It is important to remember that, rectal bleeding or blood in the stool is never normal and while it may come from a relatively benign cause like hemorrhoids, more serious causes like colon cancer can be life-threatening. Rectal bleeding may be pa...

An anorectal abscess is a painful swelling near the anus or in the buttock. The swelling contains pus. 60% anorectal abscesses are superficial and resulting from infection in small anal glands present in between internal and external anal sphincte...