Takashi Sameshima, Kiyoshi Niwa, Tadaaki Eto, Kanako Sameshima, Shunji Ogata, Yuuko Yamamoto, Yoshiro Imamura, Nobuaki Nishimata, Asami Hirakawa, Hitomi Hamamoto, Yukinori Sameshima
The outcomes of Mucopexy-Recto Anal Lifting (MuRAL) in hemorrhoid surgery were compared with ligation and excision (LE), and aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid sclerotherapy (ALTA). In this study, we conducted a 3-year follow-up study of MuRAL (380 cases) and compared it with LE (1417 cases) and ALTA (541 cases) performed at the same period. Operative time, mean hospital stay, postoperative pain, postoperative complications, and recurrence were compared and examined retrospectively. The mean operative time was the longest for MuRAL, followed by LE, and then ALTA at 29...
2022: Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon