Staple Line Polyposis and Cytomegalovirus Infection after Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy

Early bleeding after stapled haemorrhoidectomy (SH) is not uncommon. Late and persistent bleeding occurring weeks or months after SH, however, is rare; it has only been described in more than 10% of cases. It is attributed to the development of inflammatory polyps at the staple line. Occurrence of r...

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Main Authors: Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes, Hussain Issa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/316634