Digestive System Surgery Haemorrhoids
Conditions
Interventions
Infrared Photocoagulation
Sponsors
Dr Barnabas Alayande
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients with symptomatic Goligher grade I haemorrhoids (which do not prolapse) requiring treatment. 2. Adult patients with symptomatic Goligher grade II haemorrhoids (which prolapse during defaecation and reduce spontaneously) requiring treatment 3. Adult patients with symptomatic Goligher grade III haemorrhoids (which prolapse during defaecation and need to be manually reduced) requiring treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients presenting with Goligher Grade IV haemorrhoids, thrombosed haemorrhoids or infected haemorrhoids. 2. Patients with haemorrhoids associated with malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease or pregnancy. 3. Patients with associated anal fissures, anal spasm or infective anal pathologies like cryptitis or proctitis. 4. Patients with coagulation disorders as determined by clinical or laboratory parameters. 5. History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or other immunosuppressive illness. 6. Uncontrolled hypertension and other co-morbidities. 7. Patients who request for a particular modality of office treatment or surgery. 8. Patients who have had previous treatments beyond conservative measures including minimally invasive haemorrhoid treatments or haemorrhoidectomy. 9. Patients on oral flavinoid compounds or those applying micronised purified flavinoid derivatives locally to the anal region.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The resolution of all presenting symptoms and anatomical obliteration of the haemorrhoids. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The time to resumption of duties;Post procedure pain;early complication- bleeding;early complication-anal discharge;early complication- rectal tenesmus | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactBarnabas Alayande
Senior Registrar / Jos University Teaching Hospital
Outcome results
None listed