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A 45 year old male with history of chronic reducible hemorrhoidal disease came to the emergency department with excruciating pain, rectal bleeding and an anal non-redicible mass after a bowel movement.

On examination, we found this:

In this case, the only way to reduce the prolapse is a procedure for prolapsing hemorrhoids (PPH) which is an innovative approach to the management of enlarged, prolapsing hemorrhoids. Rather than rely on excision of the complexes, the primary goal is to reduce the hemorrhoidal tissue and anoderm to the correct anatomical location within the anal canal. It is important to keep this goal in mind, because the misinterpretation of anodermal migration externally as external hemorrhoids leads to unnecessary excision of sensate skin during PPH. In fact, with a correctly performed procedure, the relocated anoderm will shrink over time.

For this, we need an hemorroidal circular stapler kit which includes: clear plastic anoscope, half-slit anoscope, suture threader, and the 33 mm stapler.

Here is an animation video of how the procedure works, and how does the anal canal looks like before and after the procedure.

Regards,

Jon Mikel Iñarritu, M.D.

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