BACKGROUND: @entity6713 is highly prevalent in the western world. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy also known as the @entity6713 ( @entity6713 ) has been shown to be superior to conventional hemorrhoidectomy with regard to @entity282 , length of hospital stay and early return to work. @entity4272 following stapled hemorrhoidopexy has not been reported previously. Herein, we report our experience with @entity4272 in @entity1 following stapled hemorrhoidopexy and question if @entity4272 could be a complication of stapled hemorrhoidopexy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the data of @entity1 undergoing stapled hemorrhoidopexy with the PPH03 in the coloproctology unit of the department of surgery of a primary care hospital in Germany within a 5-year period was performed. All cases were managed and followed up by a single attending surgeon with expertise in coloproctology. RESULTS: 129 @entity1 were included for analysis including 21 cases with grade 2, 103 cases of grade 3 and 5 cases of grade 4 @entity6713 . The median duration of surgery was 20 min. 17 complications including two recurrences were recorded. Post- @entity6713 @entity4272 was recorded in 14 cases (10.9 %). Post- @entity6713 @entity4272 was not associated with gender, extent of @entity6713 , BMI and ASA (p >0.05). All cases recovered within 4 weeks following management with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and suppositories. CONCLUSION: @entity4272 could be a complication of stapled hemorrhoidopexy with a good response to conservative treatment with suppositories.

XXXX after stapled hemorrhoidopexy is an underestimated complication of a widely used surgical procedure: a retrospective observational cohort study in 129 @entity1 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity4272 :: ('MESH:D011349', 'Disease') :: ['Proctitis', 'proctitis'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain'] @entity6713 :: ('MESH:D006484', 'Disease') :: ['hemorrhoidal disease', 'hemorrhoids', 'pph', 'Hemorrhoidal disease', 'procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoids']
@entity4272 :: (MESH:D011349,Disease) :: ['Proctitis']
