Abstract

A STUDY OF BHAGANDARA IN BRIHATRAYEE WITH RECENT ADVANCEMENT IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF FISTULAIN- ANO

*Dr. Nayanjyoti Sarma, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Barman and Dr. Champak Medhi

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Abstract

Bhagandara is a common but troublesome disease which has troubled mankind from time immeorial. The Brihatrayee of Ayurved, namely Charak samhita, Sushruta Samhita and Astanga Hriday along with Astanga Samgraha have elaborately discussed about Bhagandara with special consideration to its Etiology, types, clinical feature, management and complications. Among the Brihatrayee, Sushruta Samhita has more elaborate description of various aspects of Bhagandara than the rest. The disease described in Ayurvedic treatises as Bhagandara can be co-related to fistula-in-ano in modern era of surgery considering similar characteristics and principles of management. Fistula-in-ano is a challeng to the patient as well as the surgeons as it is very difficult to cure due to its complexity. In this review, approach has been made to understand Bhagandara(Fistula-in-ano) with the help of knowledge found in Brihatrayee and the recent study and investigations available in modern medical science.

Keywords: Bhagandara, Brihatrayee, Fistula-in-ano.