Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy
Although the name of this procedure implies that the haemorrhoids are removed (cut out), this is not so. What happens in this procedure is a circular stapling ‘gun’ is used to cut out a circular section of the lining of the anal canal above the haemorrhoids. This has an effect of pulling the haemorrhoids back up the anal canal. It also has an effect of reducing the blood supply to the haemorrhoids which shrink as a consequence. Because the ‘cutting’ is actually above the haemorrhoids, it is usually a less painful procedure than the traditional operation to remove the haemorrhoids.
