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There's a new device for
treating rectal prolapse hemorrhoids.
It features a stapler that is used on
internal hemorrhoid tissue. When
the tissue is stapled and cut off it
should be a less painful alternative to
surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
There are four steps in
the procedure:
1) Dilation (act of
expanding as in the anus). This is
how the surgeon gets visability into the
anus.
2) Pursestring
Placement. The surgeon is able to
see through the port device to visualize
the rectal anatomy. The tissue is
captured and tied with a pursestring
suture. As the suture is tightened
the tissue involved will create an
enclosure that is similar to a purse
that is being tied up in it's neck using
a string.
3) Tissue incorporation.
The tissue that is to be stapled is
drawn into the stapling device.
4) Stapling and
resection. The instrument is
tightened and fired to staple the
prolapse hemorrhoid membrane.
Resection is the cutting off of the
tissue.
The procedure is known
as PPH (procedure for prolapse &
hemorrhoids). Patients will
experience less pain than in
conventional techniques. Patients
hospital stay and a return to normal
activities are shortened. There
are risks associated with the PPH
including:
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Damage to the rectal
wall
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Life-threatening
pelvic sepsis (no standardized
treatment available)
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Unsuccessful
operation with large hemorrhoids
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Persistent pain and
fecal urgency
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A higher risk of
reoccurrence
There are many decisions
to be made before getting your internal
hemorrhoids stapled. You must know
all the facts including what the post
operative days will be like, what are
the risks and side effects and are there
other ways to rid yourself of the internal hemorrhoids before making a bad
judgment.
Author: Sharon Stewart |
