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. 2020 Feb;24(2):165-171.
doi: 10.1007/s10151-019-02136-1. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Efficacy of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy, in the short and long terms for patients with hemorrhoidal disease

C Ferrandis  1 , D De Faucal  2 , J-M Fabreguette  2 , F Borie  3
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Efficacy of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy, in the short and long terms for patients with hemorrhoidal disease

C Ferrandis et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Several studies comparing Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation (DG HAL) with or without mucopexy with hemorrhoidopexy and hemorrhoidectomy techniques show no difference in short-term efficacy. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of DG HAL with mucopexy (DG HAL+m) in the long term (beyond 5 years) for patients with hemorrhoidal disease.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted on patients with symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease of any stage treated with DG HAL m at our outpatient colorectal surgery unit in April 2009-April 2013. Patients were followed clinically for 1 month and with a questionnaire until 5 years after surgery or until they underwent a second surgery for recurrent hemorrhoids.

Results: Of 150 patients who underwent DG HALm during the study period 50 (33.3%) were lost to follow-up. A total of 100 patients (47 women, 53 men) were analysed. The average age was 50 (± 12) years. Twenty-six patients (17.3%) had had one or more prior procedures. The mean length of hospital stay was 2.2 days (median = 2 days; range = 1-8 days). No major complications were described. There were no deaths. At 5 years the mean bleeding, local discomfort and pain scores were significantly improved. Thirty-six patients (35.6%) had a recurrence during the follow-up period, and 20 (19.8%) of them underwent reoperation. The mean time between the operation and the second procedure was 36 months (median 27.4 months). The majority (61.4%) of patients were satisfied with the procedure.

Conclusions: Despite the low invasiveness of DG HALm the low morbidity associated with the procedure and the satisfactory functional outcomes, the long-term recurrence rate can be very high. However, only about half of the patients who experienced a recurrence needed a second operation.

Keywords: Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation; Efficacy; Hemorrhoidal disease.

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