Long-term results of dearterialization and mucopexy for stage II–III hemorrhoids

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, minimally invasive procedures are mainly performed in the treatment of hemorrhoidal diseases. However, the feasibility of using ultrasound navigation for hemorrhoidal artery ligation-rectoanal repair (HAL-RAR) is still discussed because digital palpation of hemorrhoidal arteries for ligation is safe and easy to perform.

AIM: To evaluate the long-term results of HAL with mucopexy by digital examination in comparison with traditional HAL-RAR in the surgical treatment stage II–III hemorrhoidal disease.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The controlled randomized trial included 150 patients with stage II–III hemorrhoidal disease. The study group (n=75) included patients who underwent surgery using digital palpation with mucopexy, and in the control group (n=75), the HAL-RAR was used. The primary endpoint was a recurrence of the main symptoms. Secondary endpoints included patient satisfaction and discomfort, pain intensity, prolapse of hemorrhoidal piles, and rectal bleeding.

RESULTS: The groups did not differ in sex, age, body mass index, and stage, and symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease. During the 12-month follow-up, no difference in the prolapse of hemorrhoidal piles (p=0.49), patient satisfaction (p=0.95), and discomfort (p=0.67) was found. Periodic bleeding occurred in 5.3% and 17.3% of the patients in the study and control groups, respectively (p=0.037). After 2 months of follow-up, pain recurred in 8 (10.6%) patients in the study group and 22 (29.3%) in the control group (p=0.037). At 18 months follow-up, no difference in patient satisfaction (p=0.95) and discomfort (p=0.89) was noted; however, the rate of hemorrhoidal prolapse was significantly higher in the study group (16.3%) than in the control group (13.5%) (p=0.045), and bleeding was reported in 10.2% and 15.4% of the patients in these groups, respectively (p=0.86). Open hemorrhoidectomy for relapse of hemorrhoidal prolapse was performed in 2 (2.6%) patients in the study group and 4 (5.3%) patients in the control group (p=0.68).

CONCLUSION: Ligation of hemorrhoidal arteries in combination with mucopexy without ultrasound guidance is a safe, easy, and reproducible technique, with comparable effectiveness, and long-term results to HAL-RAR. This procedure can be recommended for the surgical treatment of stage II–III hemorrhoids.

Keywords

haemorrhoidal disease / mucopexy / dearterilization of haemorrhoidal arteries / HAL-RAR

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