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Hemorrhoids can be managed by means of several therapeutic options. Regarding this, it is of fundamental importance to identify the hemorrhoidectomy method with fewer complications (e.g., bleeding, pain, and postoperative infections) or beneficial outcomes (e.g., accelerated speed of wound healing and resumption of normal life activities). Such knowledge can play a significant role in the advancement of medical and educational goals. Therefore, the present study was conducted to compare the clinical results of Milligan-Morgan surgery and hemorapy device in the treatment of patients with hemorrhoids.

This prospective study was conducted on 60 patients aged over 20 years with hemorrhoids referring to Bahonar and Afzalipour hospitals of Kerman, Iran, and diagnosed to need surgery by a surgical specialist. The study population was selected using a simple randomization method and then allocated into two groups of A and B, regardless of gender. Group A was operated by open or Milligan-Morgan technique, while group B was subjected to the hemorapy method. After the surgery, the patients’ data were recorded in specific forms and analyzed by SPSS software (version 21).

Out of 60 patients with hemorrhoids, 37 (64%) cases were male. Regarding the severity of hemorrhoids, 19 (32%) and 41 (68%) patients had fourth-degree and third-degree hemorrhoids, respectively. The mean age of the patients was 35.86±12.84 years. Four weeks after the surgery, the mean pain scores of the patients in the Milligan-Morgan and hemorapy groups were 3.67±1.84 and 1.67±1.35, respectively, showing a statistically significant difference (P=0.001). However, 8 weeks post-surgery, no pain, bleeding events, urinary retention, or incontinence were observed in the patients, except for anal stenosis in two patients treated with the Milligan-Morgan method.

According to the results, the hemorapy method resulted in lower postoperative pain than the Milligan-Morgan method. In addition, the hemorapy technique was accompanied by considerably fewer complications, such as bleeding, urinary retention, gas incontinence, and stenosis, compared to the Milligan-Morgan method. Consequently, the hemorapy method can be recommended for hemorrhoidectomy.

There are various methods to treat hemorrhoids. It is very important to examine which hemorrhoidectomy has fewer complications and also faster recovery and return of the patient to normal life. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of two methods, including Milligan-Morgan surgery and the hemorrhoid system in patients with hemorrhoids.
Methods and Materials: In this cross-sectional study, sixteen patients were randomly chosen from all patients with hemorrhoids referring to the clinics of Bahonar and Afzalipour hospitals who needed surgical diagnosis of the surgical specialist. Patients were classified into two groups regardless of gender. Group A was operated by open or Milligan- Morgan and group B was performed by the hemorapy method. After surgery, patients’ information was recorded in a checklist and analyzed by SPSS (version 21) software. 37 patients (64%) were male and 23 (36%) were female. 19 patients (32%) had hemorrhoid Fourth degree, and 41 patients (68%) had hemorrhoid Third-degree. The mean pain of patients after 8 weeks of surgery between the two groups was 1.12±0.57 in the Milligan-Morgan group and 0.55±0.47 in the hemorapy group, respectively. This difference was statistically significant. (pvalue=0.042). However, there were no bleeding events, urinary retention, and incontinence, and in 2 patients treated with the Milligan-Morgan method, it was observed that there was no anal stenosis in patients with hemorapy.
Discussion and The results showed that the postoperative pain was less in the hemorapy method than in the Milligan-Morgan method. Furtheremore, complications such as bleeding, urinary retention and gas incontinency and anal stenosis were much less than the MilliganMorgan method. This method is used for hemorrhoidectomy.