[Longo hemorrhoidopexy vs Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy: perspective analysis].
The authors analyzed their experience from January 2001 to February 2005 on 117 patients treated with Longo hemorrhoidopexy (46 cases) and Milligan-Morgan hemorroidectomy (71 cases). All the patients were observed after a week and one month after surgical procedure; at 6 months the Authors controlled 70 patients treated with Milligan-Morgan and 33 treated with Longo technique. The pain after 24 hours was the same in two groups but after a week a significative difference between two groups (p<0.05) was registered with a better quality of life for hemorrhoidopexy group. At 6 months pain during defecation was present in two cases of Longo group and in 6 cases of Milligan-Morgan group. In author's experience the Longo technique is a safe treatment with lower postsurgical pain and lower complications.
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Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Trapianti d'Organo, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Parma.
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Del Rio
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Soliani
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D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003672:Defecation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012449:Safety; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors