ReviewAnnals of coloproctology2023
Laser hemorrhoidoplasty versus conventional hemorrhoidectomy for grade II/III hemorrhoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Comparison of efficacy and safety between surgical and conservative treatments for hemorrhoids: a meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- Best clinical practice recommendations for the management of symptomatic hemorrhoids via laser hemorrhoidoplasty: the LHP recommendations.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Guideline
- Five-Year Follow-up of the Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty With Sutured Mucopexy and Excisional Hemorrhoidectomy.Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2026Trial
- Laser hemorrhoidoplasty versus hemorrhoidectomy in the treatment of surgically indicated hemorrhoids in inflammatory bowel patients: a randomized comparative clinical study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Laser hemorrhoidoplasty vs. rubber band ligation: a randomized trial comparing 2 mini-invasive treatment for grade II hemorrhoids.BMC surgery · 2024Trial
- Evaluating the Timing of Sitz Baths After Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty: An Exploratory Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Laser hemorrhoidoplasty: two-year outcomes from a retrospective observational cohort study.Lasers in medical science · 2026Observational
- Determinants influencing decision-making for operative and perioperative management of grade III and IV hemorrhoidal disease: secondary analysis of a multicenter nationwide prospective cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluating Turkish society's approaches to hemorrhoid treatment using text mining and sentiment analysis methods.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Patient-reported outcomes after hemorrhoid surgery: early results from a prospective, nationwide, real-world, cohort study on diverse approaches.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Cryotherapy reduces pain post-hemorrhoidectomy (CYPHER): a randomized, controlled, superiority trial of intra-anal ice after surgery for grade III hemorrhoids.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- Short-term and patient-reported outcomes of laser hemorrhoidoplasty plus excisional hemorrhoidectomy for the treatment of grade IV hemorrhoid.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty: Postoperative Outcomes and Predictive Factors for Pain, Bleeding, and Recovery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Taiwan society of colon and rectal surgeons' consensus on the management of hemorrhoidal disease.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Review
- The Outcome of Laser Ablation Hemorrhoidoplasty versus Conventional Hemorrhoidectomy.Annals of African medicine · 2025Article
- [Hemorrhoidal disease and stage-dependent treatment (including anal prolapse)].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Evaluating Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty as a Short-Term Approach to Advanced Haemorrhoidal Disease.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Latest Research Trends on the Management of Hemorrhoids.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2025Review
- Lower pain, less itching, and faster healing after ultrasound scalpel-assisted hemorrhoidectomy using an intimate cleaner containing chlorhexidine, acid hyaluronic acid, and natural anti-inflammatories: a multicenter observational case-control study.Annals of coloproctology · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study compared the short- and long-term clinical outcomes of laser hemorrhoidoplasty (LH) vs. conventional hemorrhoidectomy (CH) in patients with grade II/III hemorrhoids.
methodsPubMed/Medline and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized and nonrandomized studies comparing LH against CH in grade II/III hemorrhoids. The primary outcomes included postoperative use of analgesia, postoperative morbidity (bleeding, urinary retention, pain, thrombosis), and time of return to work/daily activities.
resultsNine studies totaling 661 patients (LH, 336 and CH, 325) were included. The LH group had shorter operative time (P<0.001) and less intraoperative blood loss (P<0.001). Postoperative pain was lower in the LH group, with lower postoperative day 1 (mean difference [MD], -2.09; 95% confidence interval [CI], -3.44 to -0.75; P=0.002) and postoperative day 7 (MD, -3.94; 95% CI, -6.36 to -1.52; P=0.001) visual analogue scores and use of analgesia (risk ratio [RR], 0.59; 95% CI, 0.42-0.81; P=0.001). The risk of postoperative bleeding was also lower in the LH group (RR, 0.18; 95% CI, 0.12- 0.28; P<0.001), with a quicker return to work or daily activities (P=0.002). The 12-month risks of bleeding (P>0.999) and prolapse (P=0.240), and the likelihood of complete resolution at 12 months, were similar (P=0.240).
conclusionLH offers more favorable short-term clinical outcomes than CH, with reduced morbidity and pain and earlier return to work or daily activities. Medium-term symptom recurrence at 12 months was similar. Our results should be verified in future well-designed trials with larger samples.
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