[Outpatient surgical treatment of hemorrhoids]

The article analyses the treatment of hemorrhoids in our country and abroad, where outpatient treatment with latex rings is applied most frequently. The authors conducted 238 hemorrhoidectomies under conditions of outpatient clinics. They developed an operative method consisting in preventive compression of the base of the hemorrhoids with designs of alloy with "memory" of the shape. This method was used in 118 hemorrhoidectomies. No life-threatening complications occurred. Late-term recurrences were recorded in 1.6% of cases. It is claimed that hemorrhoidectomy can be performed in outpatient clinics if certain rules are observed. The is convenient for the patients and economically profitable for the State.