Sklar Buie Fistula Probe, Sterling Shaft
A slender probe with a sterling shaft used to trace the path of a fistula tract during colorectal and anorectal surgical procedures with care.
The Sklar Buie Fistula Probe is a slender surgical probe used in colorectal and anorectal surgery to trace and explore the path of a fistula tract before it is opened or excised. The probe has a sterling shaft measuring five and a half inches within an overall length of six and three quarter inches, giving the surgeon a firm yet fine instrument to pass gently through the tract without forcing a false passage.
Surgeons use probes of this kind during fistulotomy and fistulectomy procedures to confirm the internal and external openings of the tract and to guide the incision along its true course. Because fistula anatomy can be unpredictable, a smooth, blunt tipped probe that can be advanced with steady, gentle pressure is an essential part of the colorectal instrument set.
This probe is typically used by general and colorectal surgeons in operating rooms and endoscopy suites where anorectal fistula surgery is performed, and it is reprocessed between cases like the rest of the surgical tray.
