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A small painful swelling outside the anus caused by forcing a bowel movement. A buildup of blood under the skin surrounding the anus, known as a perianal haematoma, is characterized by sudden pain. Generally, it resolves without intervention, but in some cases, minor surgery might be necessary to drain the accumulated blood.  

Anatomical region around the anus.  

Inflammation of tissue around a gland. Swelling and irritation of the region surrounding a lymph node.  

To introduce a liquid into tissue or an organ, especially by circulating it through blood vessels. To force or instill (fluids) into an organ or a vessel.  

Statistical information needed for analysis of how effectively health organisations are meeting their objectives, produced by health authorities and sent to the government.  

To do an operation. To work.  

An ulcer which has made a hole in the wall of the intestine.  

An eardrum with a hole in it. Puncture in the tympanic membrane (eardrum), resulting from trauma or other causes; it can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems. A hole, rupture, or tear in the tympanic membrane, commonly called the eardrum, which separates the ear canal and the middle ear. A decreased ability…

The removal of sperm from the epididymis by withdrawing it through the skin, usually as part of fertility treatment.  

The repair of a narrowed artery by passing a balloon into the artery through a catheter and then inflating it.