Prospective, Randomized Study: Proximate® PPH Stapler vs. LigaSure™ for Hemorrhoidal Surgery
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 48 (8), 1517-1522
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-005-0067-z
Abstract
It has been shown that for hemorrhoidal surgery both LigaSure and stapler cause less pain than diathermy or scissor dissection. This study has attempted to establish which of the less painful alternatives proves best in an unselected series of patients with hemorrhoidal disease. Fifty patients were randomized to undergo stapling hemorrhoidopexy or LigaSure hemorrhoidectomy. Parameters investigated were pain (primary parameter), patient satisfaction with treatment, and recovery of personal activity. Other factors investigated were operative result, ease of handling, analgesic requirements, and postoperative course. Both methods were found to be equivalent in all major aspects analyzed. Postoperative pain scores (P = 0.99), patient satisfaction (P = 1), and self-assessment of activity (P = 0.99) were almost identical in both groups of patients. Significant differences were found in none of the numerous factors investigated. Both methods can be used safely and without major disadvantage for the patient regardless of stage and extent of hemorrhoidal disease.Keywords
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