Stapled versus Ferguson hemorrhoidectomy: is there any evidence-based information?

Aims The objective of this study was to compare the perioperative, short-term, and long-term outcomes of stapled hemorrhoidectomy with Ferguson hemorrhoidectomy. Materials and methods The present meta-analysis pooled the effects of outcomes of a total 926 patients treated with stapled or Ferguson he...

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Published in:International journal of colorectal disease 2008-09, Vol.23 (9), p.825-832
Main Authors: Sgourakis, George, Sotiropoulos, Georgios C., Dedemadi, Georgia, Radtke, Arnold, Papanikolaou, Ioannis, Christofides, Thalis, Rink, Andreas D., Karaliotas, Constantine, Lang, Hauke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Hemorrhoids - surgery
Hepatology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Proctology
Review
Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
Suture Techniques - instrumentation
Sutures
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Aims The objective of this study was to compare the perioperative, short-term, and long-term outcomes of stapled hemorrhoidectomy with Ferguson hemorrhoidectomy. Materials and methods The present meta-analysis pooled the effects of outcomes of a total 926 patients treated with stapled or Ferguson hemorrhoidectomy in five out of 122 screened for retrieval randomized controlled trials using the fixed-effects or a random-effects model. Results Stapled hemorroidectomy was equivalent to the Ferguson procedure in comparisons pertaining to the following outcomes: hospital stay, postoperative hemorrhage requiring intervention, early postoperative bleeding
ISSN:0179-1958
1432-1262
DOI:10.1007/s00384-008-0502-4