1. Pelvic sepsis after stapled hemorrhoidopexy
- Author
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Remco J.A. van Wensen, Koop Bosscha, and Maarten H van Leuken
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Case Report ,Hemorrhoids ,Severity of Illness Index ,Age groups ,Sepsis ,Surgical Stapling ,Pelvic sepsis ,Medicine ,Humans ,business.industry ,Ileostomy ,Pelvic Infection ,Gastroenterology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Abscess ,Surgery ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Treatment Outcome ,Stapled hemorrhoidopexy ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Female ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Colorectal surgeons - Abstract
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy is a surgical procedure used worldwide for the treatment of grade III and IV hemorrhoids in all age groups. However, life-threatening complications occur occasionally. The following case report describes the development of pelvic sepsis after stapled hemorrhoidopexy. A literature review of techniques used to manage major septic complications after stapled hemorrhoidopexy was performed. There is no standardized treatment currently available. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy is a safe, effective and time-efficient procedure in the hands of experienced colorectal surgeons.
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- 2008