Haemorrhoidectomy
The surgical removal of the haemorrhoidal disease.
When is surgical procedure required?
Haemorrhoids are one of the most common diseases of the digestive system. Approximately 50 % of people experience haemorrhoids at least once in a lifetime. The internal haemorrhoids cause symptoms such as itching, burning, sensation of fullness in the anus, including bleeding, slipped (prolapsed) haemorrhoids from the anus, causing constant pain and discomfort. The external haemorrhoids occur more often in women after pregnancy and childbirth, thrombosis, etc. The patients usually palpate a lump around the anus followed by long-term irregular and hard stools accompanied by frequent straining while defecating. Any bleeding from the anus requires a specialist physical examination, but the surgical management of haemorrhoids is required for grade III or IV hemorrhoids.
What does the surgery include?
Surgical management of haemorrhoids is the most successful treatment method. The surgical procedure of grade III, particularly of grade IV haemorrhoids is performed by the open Morgan-Milligan and closed Ferguson haemorrhoidectomy methods. Surgical methods of haemorrhoidal disease treatment are usually performed in the outpatient surgery program under regional (spinal) or general anesthesia.
How to get prepared?
Day before surgery a patient should eat light food and stop smoking and drinking alcohol and not take anything orally after a night’s sleep.
Related tests and examinations:
Physical examination and tests indicated by the anaesthesiologist (laboratory tests, ECG, heart and lung X-ray scan, physical examination by other specialist) should be performed after the examination of abdominal surgeon.