Cushion- and anoderm-preserving hemorrhoidectomy.

Comparison of hemorrhoidectomy by LigaSure with conventional Milligan Morgan’s hemorrhoidectomy

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of haemorrhoidectomy done by using LigaSure with conventional Milligan Morgan haemorrhoidectomy. METHODS This randomized controlled trial was done at Department of Surgery Dow University Hospital Karachi during January 2013 to September 2015. A total of 55 patients were included in the study. Patients were randomly allocated to group A (Haemorrhoidectomy by L...

Hemorrhoidectomy: A Prospective Evaluation

INTRODUCTION: Management of posthemorrhoidectomy pain remains a very unsatisfactory clinical dilemma. Compared with electrocautery and laser, the Harmonic Scalpel ® causes minimal lateral thermal injury during tissue dissection. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to establish whether decreased lateral thermal injury translated into diminished posthemorrhoidectomy pain. METHODS: A prospective ran...

Endocardial cushion defects.

Endocardial Cushion Defect

THE REPAIR of atrial septal defects was first undertaken over a decade ago.1'Although secundum-type defects could be closed adequately without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass, it soon became apparent that defects of the endocardial cushion type were not am-enable to correction by indirect technies.5 Accordingly, the need arose to differentiate these two lesions; the clinical, electrocardiogra...

Delayed Bleeding Following LigaSure Hemorrhoidectomy

Background Hemorrhoidectomy is one of the most common procedures performed in anorectal surgery. Regardless of the method of surgical ablation of hemorrhoids it carries the risk of troublesome complications. Postoperative pain, urinary retention, infection, anal stenosis and bleeding are the most common. Delayed postoperative bleeding after hemorrhoidectomy has a reported incidence of 0.9 10%. ...