Authors: J. Štukavec; L. Horák Authors‘ workplace: Chirurgická klinika Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady a 3. LF UK, Praha Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2006, roč. 85, č. 10, s. 517-519. Category: Monothematic special - Original
Longo Procedures on hemorrhoids are widely used and standard surgical procedures used in many surgical clinics. Extensive studies, describing benefits and possible complications of the method in a detail, are published in Czech and foreign literature. A wide range of complication rates (5-20%) is reported by individual clinics, however, the rates decrease proportionally to the surgeon’s growing experience and mastering of the method. The complications reported are mostly non-serious, bleeding from stapled sutures is one of the commonest ones. However, more serious complications including suture dehiscence or rectovaginal fistules, are less common. Our case-review presents an unusual complication after the procedure, a blind closure of the rectum with a circular PPH stapler. No similar complication has been found in the available literature.
Key words: PPH – hemorrhoids – complications – Longo
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