Abstract Background It has been observed that there is a high incidence of hemorrhoids in female patients with pelvic organ prolapse. Also, in these patients, hemorrhoidal disease improves after the surgical correction of the pelvic organ prolapse. Objective Our hypothesis was that a cause-effect relat...
Introduction: Pelvic anatomy remains a challenge, and thorough knowledge of its intricate landmarks has major clinical and surgical implications in several medical specialties. The peritoneal reflection is an important landmark in intraluminal surgery, rectal trauma, impalement, and rectal adenocarcinoma...
ABSTRACT Background: Transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization with mucopexy (THD-M) is a valuable option for treating patients with haemorrhoidal disease. However, there is still controversy with regard to its efficacy for more advanced grades. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of THD-M technique for...
ABSTRACT Study objectives: To evaluate blood supply in the anal canal, rectal wall and mesorectal fat of men and women, using color Doppler endorectal sonography to establish normal ranges for vascular parameters. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary-care hospital recrui...
Paciente do sexo feminino, na quinta década de vida, com diagnóstico prévio de cirrose hepática classificação de Child-Pugh C, evoluiu com quadro de hematoquezia intermitente. Foi submetida à colonoscopia, que demonstrou varizes retais calibrosas, conforme mostrado nas figuras A e B....
El conocimiento de la circulación colateral abdominal es importante en las cirugías de la región. Con la finalidad de esclarecer la capacidad de flujos de la anastomosis recto-sigmoídea, su localización y las eventuales variaciones anatómicas, estudiamos las arterias componentes de ella en 43 cadá...
Las várices rectales sangrantes son raras y cuando aparecen representan un riesgo muy alto para estos pacientes. Relatamos el caso de un paciente de 50 años con cirrosis, que presentó sangrado por várices rectales y fue tratado con ligadura elástica endoscópica con excelente resultado ...
