Hemorrhoidal disease Surgery
Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lowest part of your rectum and anus. Swollen hemorrhoids are also called piles. When these groups of veins become engorged with blood, they may cause discomfort and bleeding.
Hemorrhoids become symptomatic due to straining during the bowel movement, which causes increased pressure within the veins, leading to enlargement.
Some other causes are chronic constipation, pregnancy, obesity and/or a low-fiber diet.
Many people with hemorrhoids can be treated successfully by increasing their dietary fiber, drinking a lot of water and using stool softeners to eliminate constipation. Medicated creams are also sometimes useful.
For those people who continue to have hemorrhoid problems despite these treatments, surgery is an option. Surgery might be a better long-term choice, especially if the hemorrhoids are large and very painful or bleeding. Hemorrhoid surgery is safe and effective most of the time. Surgery for hemorrhoids involves placing small elastic bands at the base of the hemorrhoid or sometimes removing the engorged veins in the operating room.
Surgery to remove hemorrhoids is called hemorrhoidectomy. The doctor makes small cuts around the anus to slice them away.
Minimally Invasive Techniques
Dr. Pedonomou employs minimally invasive techniques to surgically treat hemorrhoids.
Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids (PPH). It is also called a stapled hemorrhoidectomy. The doctor will use a stapler-like device to reposition the hemorrhoids and cut off their blood supply. Without blood, they’ll eventually shrivel and die.
Doppler-guided hemorrhoid treatment, It is a less painful technique for treating hemorrhoids. The specialist uses ultrasound (sound waves) to find the rectal arteries that are supplying blood to the hemorrhoid. Once located, the specialist ties off the blood flow. This stops the blood flow to the hemorrhoid which then shrinks and disappears.