BACKGROUND The use of circular staplers in the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease is known as a simple procedure, with low morbidity, less post-treatment pain and with the same efficacy when compared to the classical hemorrhoidectomy. AIM Analyze the operative technique, intra-operative and immediate postoperative complications and late results in 100 patients treated for hemorrhoid disease by...

Received: October 13, 2008. Accepted: December 15, 2008. Corresponding author: Jin Sun Yoon, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korean Veterans Hospital, 6-2, Dunchon-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-060, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2225-1417, Fax: 82-2-2225-1416, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright c Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2009 Suspicious stress induced cardiomyopathy follo...

A 62-year-old woman presented to a hospital in rural Australia with complaints of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, bloating, dyspnea, and a dry cough. She reported weight loss of 4 kg over 2months (previously, 48.5kg), fevers, and fatigue. Her medical history was significant for chronic constipation since age 20 years, and hemorrhoidectomy at age 59 years. Physical examination revealed moder...

BACKGROUND The stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SH) is a procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids . At first SH seemed to be a good alternative for the Milligan Morgan (MM) hemorrhoidectomy and preliminary results in early 2000 confirmed it. However, further studies and evaluation of long-term results showed poorer outcomes. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate and compare the results of these 2 sur...

BACKGROUND Treatment of hemorrhoid disease is one of the most challenging fields in general surgery in which different methods are used to treat this condition. In this study, we compared the manometric and clinical results of three treatment methods for hemorrhoids. METHODS A total of 150 patients with symptomatic grades II or III internal hemorrhoids were randomly assigned to three groups. Gr...

Background and objectives: Reducing postoperative pain in hemorrhoidectomy is still a challenge. This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted to compare bilateral pudendal blockade with peripheral nerve stimulator to relieve postoperative pain with the method commonly used. Method: 200 patients scheduled for hemorrhoidectomy were randomly divided into Control Group and Pudenda...