Background and purpose: Fear of pain is one of the main reasons for refusing surgical hemorrhoidectomy among patients with hemorrhoids. This study investigated the effect of Diosmin on post-hemorrhoidectomy pain. Materials and methods: A single-blind randomized clinical trial was performed in 92 patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy. They were randomly divided into two groups; the intervention ...

Aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid injection (ALTA) is a useful and less-invasive treatment for internal hemorrhoids. However, it is not a treatment option for external hemorrhoidal diseases, including mixed hemorrhoids. Distal hemorrhoidectomy with ALTA injection involves surgical resection of external piles, followed by injection therapy on internal piles. We report technical details ...

Background: Postoperative pain management is one of the major challenges surgeons and anesthesiologists. Objectives: This study aimed to determine efficacy topical ketorolac in post-hemorrhoidectomy management. Methods: clinical trial was conducted on 84 candidates for hemorrhoidectomy (grade-II hemorrhoids) who visited Ali ibn Abi-Talib hospital Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran (2020 - 2021). The parti...

BACKGROUND Doppler guidance in hemorrhoidal surgery has become more frequent during the past decade. The method is mainly studied in nonrandomized trials. Data from randomized controlled trials are lacking. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare early and midterm results of transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization with anopexy to open hemorrhoidectomy. DESIGN, SETTINGS, PATIENTS, AND ...

BACKGROUND Hemorrhoidectomy is considered by many to be a contaminated operation that requires antibiotic prophylaxis to lower the incidence of surgical site infection. In reality, little evidence exists to either support or refute the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in this setting. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine if antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with reduced incidence of postop...

Objective: To explore the efficacy of two surgical procedures by comparing mean operative time, average blood loss and postoperative pain score during conventional LigaSure. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Setting: Department Surgery, Aziz Fatimah Hospital, to compare regarding perioperative variables. Period: One Year (1st July 2020 -30th June 2021). Material & Methods: Sixty patie...