The Milligan-Morgan (MM) operation is the most widely practiced procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoids. But it is also associated with a fair amount of postoperative pain, a long period of convalescence, and complications like bleeding and anal stenosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of in-situ radiofrequency ablation (RA) of hemorrhoids. During a 6-month period, 40 patients w...

The OBJECTIVE was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hemorrhoidectomy with lateral ultrasound dissection in patients older age groups. METHODS AND MATERIALS. A comparative analysis immediate long-term results treatment two groups geriatric suffering from III–IV stages hemorrhoids carried out. main included 27 who underwent using original technique «cutting» mode. control group consisted 33 ...

The radiofrequency scalpel is an innovative instrument which allows to cut and coagulate tissues in an atraumatic manner, conversely to the electric scalpel. The authors describe the use of radiofrequencies in proctology by making a literature review for every major proctologic disease (hemorrhoids, anal fistulas, anal fissure, sinus pilonidalis, hypertrophied anal papillae). Many techniques ha...

BACKGROUND: Milligan-Morgan excision haemorrhoidectomy remains a very popular treatment modality for third and fourth degree hemorrhoids due to its cost effectiveness and better long-term results. Ferguson haemorrhoidectomy is believed to result in less postoperative pain because of a closed wound. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Milligan-Morgan excision haemorrhoidect...

Introduzione: nel marzo 2003 in regione Campania, è stata condotta un’inchiesta tra 100 specialisti in chirurgia generale e membri della Società Napoletana di Chirurgia (S.Na.C.), al fine di capire l’andamento sul tipo di trattamento chirurgico eseguito per curare la malattia emorroidaria. Materiali e metodi: L’inchiesta è stata eseguita inviando un questionario di 13 domande a 100 chirurghi re...

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...