Persistent Bleeding Following a Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy.
- Author:
Seong Dae LEE
1
;
Sung Taek JUNG
;
Jae Bum LEE
;
Mi Jung KIM
;
Doo Seok LEE
;
Eui Gon YOUK
;
Do Sun KIM
;
Doo Han LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Hemorrhoidectomy; Stapled hemorrhoidopexy; Rectal bleeding; Inflammatory polyp
- MeSH: Anesthesia, Spinal; Biopsy; Female; Granulation Tissue; Hemorrhage*; Hemorrhoidectomy; Hemorrhoids; Humans; Sigmoidoscopy
- From:Annals of Coloproctology 2016;32(3):120-122
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SH) is widely used for treatment of patients with grades III and IV hemorrhoids. The SH is easy to perform, is associated with less pain and allows early return to normal activities. However, complications, whether severe or not, have been reported. Here, we present the case of a female patient with persistent bleeding after a SH. The bleeding was caused by the formation of granulation tissue at the stapler line, diagnosed with sigmoidoscopy, and successfully treated via transanal excision (TAE) under spinal anesthesia. The biopsy showed inflammatory granulation tissue. After the TAE, her symptom was completely gone.
