Hemorrhoidectomy and sphincterotomy

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Abstract
The effectiveness of two maneuvers, anal stretch (group 1) and sphincterotomy (group 2), were evaluated in reducing posthemorrhoidectomy pain. The study included 133 patients in group 1 and 125 patients in group 2. Immediate follow-up results showed that 18.4 percent of patients in group 2 required narcotic analgesics in the first 24 hours as compared with 100 percent in group 1 patients (P < .01). Urinary retention developed in 4 percent of the patients in group 2 and 39 percent of the patients in group 1 (P < .01). Pain associated with the first postoperative motion was severe in 96.2% of those in group 1 as compared with 6.4 percent of patients from group 2 (P < .01). Moreover, long-term follow-up showed that 57.3% of group 1 patients continued to suffer from fecal soiling for ten weeks as compared with 6.4 percent in group 2 who suffered only for 4.5 weeks (P < .01). The routine performance of sphincterotomy through one of the hemorrhoidectomy wounds significantly reduced posthemorrhoidectomy pain and complications.