Circular stapled transanal hemorrhoidopexy (STH) was first introduced by A. Longo for the correction of internal mucosal prolapse and obstructed defecation and in 1998, was proposed as alternative to conventional excisional hemorrhoidectomy. More recently, stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) has gradually gained popularity, as the Longo procedure, in the treatment of hemorrhoids. The aim...

AIM To undertake full economic evaluation of stapled hemorrhoidopexy (PPH) to establish its cost-effectiveness and investigate whether PPH can become cost-saving compared to conventional excisional hemorrhoidectomy (CH). METHODS A cost-utility analysis in hospital and health care system (UK) was undertaken using a probabilistic, cohort-based decision tree to compare the use of PPH with CH. Se...

Abstract Overview Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is a common surgical disorder. The treatment modalities can be or nonsurgical. Every option has its own indications and limitations. Postsurgical symptomatic recurrence rates are low vary between different techniques. ideal way to deal with recurrent HD not clear. Material Methods present prospective case series enrolled total of 87 patients (54 male/...