Modified pile suture in the outpatient treatment of hemorrhoids. A preliminary report

Twenty-five patients with second- or third-degree hemorrhoids were treated on an outpatient basis using a modified form of pile suture of Farag. There were no postoperative complications such as acute urinary retention, hemorrhage, infection, or anal stenosis. After follow-up for 12 to 18 months, the method has relieved bleeding in all patients and anal prolapse in 96 per cent of them. The modified pile suture is useful in a tropical setting where excisional hemorrhoidectomy is a costly operation.