Dilatation versus sphincterotomy in third and forth degree hemorrhoid surgery : a personal experience

Abstract EN

Anal hemorrhoid disease is being treated in different surgical procedures, of which two methods are commonly performed; hemorrhoidectomy with sphincterotomy and hemorrhoidectomy with dilatation.

The present study compares between the post-operative outcome & favorability of the two methods.

One hundred patients (66 males and 34 females) underwent hemorrhoidectomy and dilatation for anal hemorrhoids disease were included in this analysis.

After comparison of our results with other studies it was concluded that hemorrhoidectomy with dilatation results in less post-operative pain, less overall need for analgesia and less post-operative complications especially bleeding and fecal impaction