Table of Contents

Surgical History of Haemorrhoids.- Surgical Anatomy of Hemorrhoids.- Pathophysiology of Hemorrhoidal Disease.- Diagnosis.- Indications for Intervention.- Conservative/Nonoperative Therapy.- Anal Dilation Treatment.- Sclerotherapy for Hemorrhoids.- Rubber Band Ligation.- Treatment of Hemorrhoids by Infrared Thermocoagulation.- Open Hemorrhoidectomy.- Closed Hemorrhoidectomy (Khubchandani Technique).- The Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhoids by Submucosal Hemorrhoidectomy (Parks Method).- Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy.- “Total” Hemorrhoidectomy: The Whitehead Hemorrhoidectomy and Modifications.- Pre-, Peri-, and Postoperative Management.- The Operative Treatment by, and Results of, Diathermy Hemorrhoidectomy.- Laser Hemorrhoidectomy.- Cryotherapy.- Complications of Surgical Hemorrhoidectomy.- Management of Hemorrhoid Complications: Thrombosis, Fissure-in-Ano.- Treatment of Hemorrhoids Complicated by Comorbidity.- Ambulatory Hemorrhoidectomy.- Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization.- Semiclosed Hemorrhoidectomy.- Hemorrhoidectomy Using the Ligasure™ Vessel Sealing System.- Limited Hemorrhoidectomy.- Hemorrhoid Therapy for Patients on Medications Altering Coagulation.

Reviews

From the reviews of 1st edition: "A wealth of practical experience and clinical wisdom have been collected in this book -- the sections on contraindications; pre-, peri- and postoperative care; the numerous therapeutic options; the management of co-morbidity; and the editorial comments (included even when the author of the chapter was the editor himself!) make this a text no general surgeon can ignore." (G.J.Oettle, South African Journal of Surgery 2002;40(3):108)