Complications of hemorrhoid surgery

Symptomatic hemorrhoids require a number of therap complications. Office-based therapy such as rubber ban which are self-limited, but also carries the risk of rare c threatening. Operative treatment of hemorrhoids inclu hemorrhoidectomy, and the use of energy devices. Comp self-limited. Late complications such as stenosis and fe related to the initial grade and therapeutic approach. T individualized based on previous treatments and the especially urinary retention, are common and related to council their patients as to the risks of the various appr 89/$ see front matter & 2013 Elsevier Inc. A x.doi.org/10.1053/j.scrs.2013.02.008 esponding author. ail address: [email protected] (T.C. Counih eutic interventions each of which has its own d ligation carries the risk of pain and bleeding, omplications such as sepsis, which may be life des conventional hemorrhoidectomy, stapled lications of pain and bleeding are common but cal incontinence are rare. Recurrent disease is reatment of recurrent hemorrhoids should be grade of disease. Anesthetic complications, the anesthetic technique. Practitioners should oaches to treating symptomatic hemorrhoids. & 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.