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- Title
Hemoperitoneum: a rare complication of hemorrhoid treatment.
- Authors
Andreuccetti, J.; Gaj, F.; Crispino, P.; Dassatti, M.; Negro, P.
- Abstract
Pile suturing has always been used by surgeons to treat hemorrhoidal disease. We report a case of hemoperitoneum complicating a pile suture. Ultrasonography and computed tomography scan indicated the need for an emergency laparoscopic procedure and conservative management. As other authors have pointed out, we do not know how to prevent this type of complication. This case suggests the possibility of life-threatening complications following treatment procedures for hemorrhoids and underlines the importance of conservative treatment when this is possible.
- Subjects
HEMORRHOIDS; TOMOGRAPHY; VARICOSE veins; ULTRASONIC imaging; RECTAL diseases
- Publication
Techniques in Coloproctology, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 4, p399
- ISSN
1123-6337
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10151-012-0849-y