OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the change in quality of life (QOL) of patients undergoing stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SH) using WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. METHODS The study sample comprised patients with symptomatic II, III, and IV degree hemorrhoids, undergoing SH. The patients were asked to complete WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire before and one month f...

has been widely accepted as the main surgical treatment of hemorrhoids for a long history, but it is notorious for the level of post operative pain the patient must endure, coupled with a long recuperation period. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy was presented as a procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoids (PPH) in 1998 by Longo. From the view points of lesser post operative pain and short recuperation period...

Postoperative septic complications of hemorrhoids surgical interventions are rare, but very serious with high mortality rate. Early diagnosis and prompt therapy are essential to save patient's life. There are a good number of articles and case reports about these septic complications. We are presenting a case report of a prostatic abscess caused by extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) produc...

Background: Massive retroperitoneal and pelvic hematoma leading to hemorrhagic shock following stapled hemorrhoidectomy is rare. To the best of our knowledge at time this publication, there are no reported cases postoperative or without intraluminal bleeding after hemorrhoidopexy. We describe such a case in patient with grade III internal hemorrhoid who was treated colonoscopy hemorrhoidectomy....