STAPLED HEMORRHOIDECTOMY VERSUS TRADITIONAL HEMORRHOIDECTOMY FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||
| Volume 29, Issue 2, April 2010, Pages 69-77 PDF (594.47 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsur.2010.367567 | ||
| Author | ||
| Gouda El-labban* | ||
| Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: We aimed in this randomized clinical trial to compare the results of traditional versus stapled hemorrhoidectomy for treatment of third and fourth degree hemorrhoids. Methods: Thirty patients admitted for surgical treatment of prolapsing hemorrhoids were randomly assigned to traditional (n=15) or stapled hemorrhoidectomy (n=15). All patients received standardized preoperative and postoperative analgesic and laxative regimens. Postoperative pain measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures were; operative time, use of analgesia, postoperative complications, hospital stay duration, time to first bowel motion, and return to normal activity. Results: Stapled procedure for hemorrhoids is associated with a significant improvement in postoperative pain control and with an earlier return to normal activity. Operative time and duration of hospital stay were shorter for the stapled procedure. . A trend towards earlier bowel function after the stapled procedure, although not significant in this study, would be consistent with less perianal pain and spasm. Conclusion: Stapled hemorrhoidectomy is an effective treatment for third and fourth degree hemorrhoids with significant advantages for patients compared with traditional hemorrhoidectomy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Circumferential mucosectomy; conventional technique; stapled hemorrhoidopexy | ||
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