OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes following stapled haemorrhoidectomy as an in-patient versus day-surgery procedure. DESIGN Prospective non-randomised study. SETTING University affiliated hospitals, Hong Kong. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty-eight consecutive patients who underwent stapled haemorrhoidectomy were included in the study. Twenty-four patients had the procedure in an ambulatory setting...

Background: Excisional haemorrhoidectomy engenders considerable pain and has popularly been managed as an in-patient procedure. There has been anxiety over a major complication occurring in the community instead of in the hospital which is still pervasive in the developing world despite evidence to the contrary. Aim: It compared the post operative complications, time to bowel action, and post-o...

Patients affected by high-grade haemorrhoid with a fibrous internal pile or an important external component are suitable for an excisional procedure. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of different excisional treatments such as Milligan and Morgan haemorrhoidectomy, Ferguson haemorrhoidectomy and Pexy-excision carried out according to a tailored treatment on each pathological pile...

OBJECTIVE To compare the patients' satisfaction between outpatient and inpatient haemorrhoidectomy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, from January to July 2011. METHODOLOGY A total of 208 patients were involved in this cross-sectional study. All patients were examined by their specialists ...

BACKGROUND Diathermy haemorrhoidectomy is an effective technique for the management of 2nd, 3rd and 4th degree haemorrhoids. The anal cushions are excised by use of diathermy without ligature of the vascular pedicles. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of this technique. METHODS Between September 1999 and September 2003, 84 patients with 2nd, 3rd, and 4t...

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...

Madam, We mad with interest a short report published in your November issue titled "Immediate Haemorrhoidectomy for Thrombosed Fourth Degree Haemorrhoids”. The Author has compared the results of immediate haemorrhoidectomy and conservative treatment. Unfortunately, be did not mention the treatment that we have found simple and effective in thrombosed, prolapsed haemorrholds. Head and Gudgeon re...