A 45 years female presented with a complain of something coming out through her anus since one year, which comes on straining and reduces only after manual intervention. She had also, a history of constipation with occasional blood and mucus discharge in the stool. On examination, she was found to have full thickness rectal prolapse, which comes out on straining and reduces only after pushing i...

We are reporting a rare case of acute liver injury that developed after an internal hemorrhoid treatment with the aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid (ALTA) regimen. A 41-year-old man developed a fever and liver injury after undergoing internal hemorrhoid treatment with a submucosal injection of ALTA with lidocaine. The acute liver injury was classified clinically as hepatocellular and p...

Anal melanoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the anal canal seen in the elderly population in the six or seventh decade of their lives. Presentation is usually nonspecific and diagnosis is often delayed or missed initially. The management is surgical and prognosis is poor. Here we present a case of anal melanoma in an elderly patient masquerading as hemorrhoid.

Procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoid (PPH) is well recognized alternative to the traditional hemorrhoidectomy, and is associated with reduced pain and earlier return to normal activity. Over the past decade, there have been reports of severe life-threatening complications after a PPH, although the incidence is very low. Rectal perforation due to staple-line dehiscence is one of the serious compli...

Introduction: Liposomal bupivacaine has been shown to be effective in managing post-operative pain in hallux valgus and hemorrhoid surgery. However, non-industry-supported and well-powered randomized studies evaluating its efficacy in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) are lacking. Our hypothesis was that liposomal bupivacaine would not decrease postoperative visual analog pain scores (VAS) or narco...

Surgical treatment is considered to be the best therapeutic modality for third and fourth degree hemorrhoidal disease. Many different methods of hemorrhoidectomy aim to decrease pain and complications. Harmonic scalpel is a device that simultaneously cuts and coagulates soft tissues through ultrasonic vibrations. The aim of this study was to compare the results of Harmonic scalpel hemorrhoidect...