Haemorrhoids are a troublesome, embarrassing and extremely bothersome problem. Until recently this disease had been a taboo topic and the media discussed it to a small extent, and for obvious reasons still not many people admit to it during private discussions. It is, ultimately, an intimate condition and should remain as such.
At the Medicover Hospital we provide you with complete intimacy and respect for patients’ rights. Here a patient will appreciate partner relations and see how important it is to have a possibility to choose a method of performing a procedure that the Medicover Hospital ensures.
All techniques offered by the Medicover Hospital, especially the ones using the laser for photocoagulation of haemorrhoid nodules or vessels that supply them allow to reduce surgical traumas, bleeding and swelling of the area operated on, and consequently, a patient is able to return to their full activity in a short time.
Laser methods
HeLP Laser coagulation occludes the branches of the anal artery causing partial decongestion of the mucous membranes and surrounding tissues. As a result, an arteriovenous flow is reduced and consequently, haemorrhoidal nodules are reduced within a couple of days.
Obliteration of haemorrhoids using the Barron procedure is a procedure in which a varicosity is tightened with a small rubber band that cuts off its blood supply and then the nodule is dried with infrared light. The procedure is painless and lasts for about 10 minutes. Then, the patient returns home, and a nodule falls off within 10 days.
Symptoms and causes of haemorrhoids
Pain, burning sensation and tendency for bleeding are only some symptoms that haemorrhoids are accompanied by. People suffering from anal varicosities often suffer from the feeling of incomplete defecation, itching and prolapse, as a result their disease becomes de facto more exacerbated.
The causes of haemorrhoids include above all the following:
- irregular bowel habits, such as diarrhoea and constipation,
- sitting life-style,
- practising some sports professionally (such as long distance running),
- genetic predisposition,
- pregnant women are especially at the risk of haemorrhoids.
What are haemorrhoids and how to treat them?
Haemorrhoids (Lat. varices haemorrhoidales) are varicosities or dilated veins of the anal area. They are called haemorrhoid nodules – cavernous bodies located 3-4 cm into the anus. They are composed of arteriovenous channels. Haemorrhoids can be external or internal. The external ones are significantly more painful, whereas the internal ones bleed more easily.
At the Medicover Hospital we use minimally invasive techniques to treat haemorrhoidal nodules: laser obliteration (HeLP and LHP) and the Barron procedure. Thanks to these methods the procedure can be performed without general or block anaesthesia, and patients may leave our hospital on the day of the procedure. Anaesthesia is used only in laser operations of large haemorrhoids, such as LHP.
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