title: Benefit of emergency haemorrhoidectomy: a comparison with results after elective operations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the outcome of emergency and elective haemorrhoidectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Teaching hospital, Belgium.
  
  
  METHODS
  104 patients who had haemorrhoidectomy for acutely ulcerated or strangulated haemorrhoids, and 545 who had elective haemorrhoidectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Early complications (26/104, 25%), reoperation (7/104, 7%) and late anal stenosis (7/104, 7%) were more common after emergency than elective haemorrhoidectomy, for which the corresponding figures were 74/545 (3.6%), 9 (1.7%) and 1/545 (0.2%). Late outcome was similar for the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emergency haemorrhoidectomy is indicated for the treatment of the acute complications of haemorrhoids.
authors.affiliation: Academic Surgical Center Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceulemans
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Creve
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Hee
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Wuyts
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome