Stapler Surgery for Piles
The stapled hemorrhoidectomy (“stapled hemorrhoidopexy”) is a newer surgical technique that is rapidly becoming the treatment of choice for third-degree hemorrhoids. This surgery does not remove the hemorrhoids, but rather the expanded hemorrhoidal supporting tissue that has allowed the hemorrhoids to slip downward.
Stapled hemorrhoidectomy is less painful and faster than a traditional hemorrhoidectomy. It takes approximately 30 minutes to perform.
Benefits
- Less pain
- Less blood loss
- Faster recovery
- Shorter hospital stay
- Smaller incisions
- Highest accuracy
Steps in Stapler Surgery
- A circular, hollow tube is inserted into the anal canal and a suture (a long thread) is placed through it and woven circumferentially within the anal canal above the internal hemorrhoids.
- The ends of the suture are brought out of the anus through the hollow tube.
- The stapler is placed through the hollow tube and the ends of the suture are pulled, expanding the hemorrhoidal supporting tissue into the jaws of the stapler.
- The hemorrhoidal cushions are pulled back up into their normal position within the anal canal.
- The stapler is then fired, cutting off the circumferential ring of expanded hemorrhoidal supporting tissue trapped within the stapler.
- At the same time staples bring together the upper and lower edges of the cut tissue.
