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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of the Ligasure® system in the management of haemorrhoids.

Design

Unblinded randomised clinical trial.

Setting

Teaching hospital, Spain.

Patients

112 patients with third and fourth degree haemorrhoids.

Interventions

For 56 patients we used Ligasure® system and a variant of Milligan and Morgan's technique. For the other 56, we used the traditional technique.

Main outcome measures

Postoperative pain.

Results

Operating times varied from 100 seconds for each haemorrhoidal cushion with Ligasure® system to the 313 seconds by the traditional technique. The blood loss was not quantifiable in patients operated on with Ligasure®. Pain was scored on a visual analogue scale. In the Ligasure® group, the mean scores were 4.9 (immediate postoperative period) and 2.3 (24 hours later). In the other group, the scores were 7.8 and 6.9. These differences were significant.

Conclusion

Haemorrhoidectomy using Ligasure® as a technical variant of Milligan and Morgan's technique has important advantages.

haemorrhoidectomy, milligan-morgan, ligasure, vessel ligation, diathermy, postoperative pain, sphincterotomy, haemorrhoids
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