Title: Does anaesthesia change severity of haemorrhoidal disease? A prospective and multicentre case-control study on haemorrhoidal disease assessment in two different settings: outpatient and operating theatre.
Authors: Asteria, Corrado; Lauretta, Andrea; Martellucci, Jacopo; Lucchini, Giuseppe; Chiodaroli, Roberto; Todaro, Antonio; Infantino, Aldo
Abstract: The article focuses on a study related to effect of anaesthesia on haemorrhoidal disease (HD) severity. Topics discussed include relaxing of anal canal and sphincter at the time of defecation due to anaethesia; preoperative evaluation of patients and another evaluation during surgery; procedures that might be used for haemorrhoidectomy such as Milligan-Morgan/Ferguson procedure and stapled haemorrhoidopexy; and selection of the procedure based on severity of the disease.
Subjects: ANESTHESIA research; ANUS; HEMORRHOIDS; SPHINCTERS; MUSCLE contraction; PATIENTS; SURGERY
Publication: International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 8, p1529
ISSN: 0179-1958
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-016-2553-2

Does anaesthesia change severity of haemorrhoidal disease? A prospective and multicentre case-control study on haemorrhoidal disease assessment in two different settings: outpatient and operating theatre.

Asteria, Corrado; Lauretta, Andrea; Martellucci, Jacopo; Lucchini, Giuseppe; Chiodaroli, Roberto; Todaro, Antonio; Infantino, Aldo