title: Ligation and mucopexy for prolapsing hemorrhoids--a ten year experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to clinically test the efficacy of author's approach of suture ligation and mucopexy for patients having symptomatic and prolapsing hemorrhoids.
  
  
  METHODS
  616 patients (255 females) complaining of symptoms of hemorrhoids were included in the study. The hemorrhoids were suture ligated with an absorbable suture material under vision. Operating time, postoperative complications, time to return to work, and outcome of the procedure were analyzed. Follow-up was planned following discharge after 1 month, 6 months and after at least 1 year. Patient satisfaction was also assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean procedure time was 8 +/- 0 minutes (range, 6-15 minutes), and the total admission period was 12 +/- 4 Hours. Perianal thrombosis and skin tags were the commonest post-operative complications. The mean total analgesic dose and duration of pain control using analgesics was 19 +/- 4 tablets, and 9 +/- 3 days respectively.The postoperative follow up after 4 weeks revealed therapeutic success in 589 patients (95.6%), who presented with hemorrhoidal bleeding. Prolapse was no longer observed in 98% of patients and 96% patients experienced no pain after defecation. 93% patients completed the one-year follow-up and 89 percent of them were asymptomatic. The patient satisfaction scoring was 8.2% on visual analogue scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Suture ligation and mucopexy of hemorrhoids is an easy-to-perform technique that is well accepted by patients and has good results for prolapsing hemorrhoids.
authors.affiliation: Fine Morning Hospital and Research Center Gupta Nursing Home, Laxminagar, Nagpur-440022, India. drpjg@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Pravin J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Surekha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalaskar