Procedure:
Removal of large veins about the anus.
Risks of this procedure:
There are some risks/ complications, which
include:
(a) There may be difficulty passing your urine
and a catheter may have to be inserted into
the bladder.
(b) The tissues about the anus may swell up
considerably.
(c) Blood may be passed with bowel actions
for some days after the operation.
(d) Heavy bleeding from the haemorrhoid
wound can occur one to two weeks after
the surgery needing further surgery.
(e) The anus may scar up in the years to come
and cause a stricture, i.e. narrowing of the
back passage.
(f) More haemorrhoids can occur in the future
(g) Increased risk in obese people of wound
infection, chest infection, heart and lung
complications and thrombosis.
(h) Increased risk in smokers of wound and
chest infections, heart and lung
complications and thrombosis.