Agraffectomy: A Novel Technique for Treatment of Complications After Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy- A Case Study and Review of Literature
Complications after stapled hemorrhoidopexy may include recurrence, severe pain, rectal stenosis, bleeding, fecal urgency, and incontinence. Furthermore, persistence of symptoms may warrant surgical intervention. A treatment modality for persistent complaints after stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SHP) is a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-04-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Colorectal Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/wjcs.wjcs_2_23 |
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| Summary: | Complications after stapled hemorrhoidopexy may include recurrence, severe pain, rectal stenosis, bleeding, fecal urgency, and incontinence. Furthermore, persistence of symptoms may warrant surgical intervention. A treatment modality for persistent complaints after stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SHP) is agraffectomy (removal of the retained staples), which ranges from the removal of staples through an anoscope to excision of the entire staple line with the associated scar tissue. |
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| ISSN: | 1941-8213 |