Proctology Treatment
Patients may need to see a proctologist to treat a lower stomach related tract illness. Maine Health has proctologists who have practical experience in a remedial colorectal medical procedure to get the best outcomes for the patient.
What is proctology?
Proctology is the medical specialty that focuses on diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Normal conditions that might be treated by a proctologist include:
- Anal gaps
- Colorectal malignancy
- Constipation
- Colon polyps
- Diverticulitis
- Gallstones
- Hernias
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
Proctology techniques Proctologists preform remedial colorectal medical procedures to fix the colon, rectum, anus. They perform medical procedures that can include the evacuation of parts of organs, or the expulsion of entire organs, for example, the gallbla