Outcomes of treatment of haemorrhoidal disease with KLS Martin maXium marClamp® CUT IQ thermal tissue fusion instrument based on offset electrode technology compared to the Milligan-Morgan procedure with bipolar coagulation for the excision of grade III and IV haemorrhoids

Introduction. The study compared the effects of surgical treatment of grade III and IV haemorrhoids achieved with a conventional operative technique and by using a thermal tissue fusion instrument based on offset electrode technology. A total of 60 patients with grade III and IV haemorrhoids were operated on in the Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, Municipal Hospital in Siemianowice Śląskie, and in the On-Clinic Medical Centre in Chorzów, between October 2011 and September 2015. Aim. The aim of the study was to compare the outcomes of treatment of haemorrhoidal disease using KLS Martin maXium marClamp® CUT IQ thermal tissue fusion instrument based on offset electrode technology and the Milligan-Morgan surgical procedure with bipolar coagulation for the excision of grade III and IV haemorrhoids. Material and methods. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 – patients operated on using KLS Martin maXium marClamp® CUT IQ thermal tissue fusion instrument based on offset electrode technology. Group 2 – patients operated on using the conventional Milligan-Morgan technique with electrocoagulation. The evaluated parameters included the length of hospital stay after surgery, duration of the surgical procedure, level of pain on the postoperative days 1 and 2 rated on a 10-point VAS scale, and postoperative wound healing time. Results. A reduction in postoperative pain, shorter procedure duration and hospital stay, and more rapid postoperative wound healing were observed in Group 1 compared to Group 2. Conclusions. In our study material, the application of a thermal tissue fusion instrument using offset electrode technology in surgeries to remove grade III and IV haemorrhoids, compared to the conventional Milligan-Morgan procedure with electrocoagulation, brought the following results: – less postoperative pain, – shorter duration of surgical procedure, – reduced length of hospital stay, – faster healing of postoperative wound.