Ambulatory radical hemorrhoidectomy: personal experience with 1,530 Milligan-Morgan operations with follow-up of 2-15 years.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to document experience in performing ambulatory hemorrhoidectomy under local anesthesia and to examine its feasibility.


METHODS
1,530 patients with symptomatic grade III-IV internal hemorrhoids underwent surgical hemorrhoidectomy (Milligan-Morgan) between 1976 and 1991. This was done in the jackknife position under local anesthesia.


CONCLUSIONS
The Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy is radical and easy to perform in a jackknife position under local anesthesia in an ambulatory setting.
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Elisha Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged