CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Coloproctology 2019; 39(01): 070-073
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcol.2018.09.005
Case Report

Common operation, uncommon complication. Bleeding from superior haemorrhoidal artery after minimally invasive procedure for hemorrhoids – a case report

Operação comum, complicação incomum. Sangramento de artéria hemorroidária superior após PMIH – um relato de caso
Janavikula Sankaran Rajkumar
a   Life Line Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, Kilpauk, India
,
Aluru Jayakrishna Reddy
a   Life Line Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, Kilpauk, India
,
Ravikumar Radhakrishnan
a   Life Line Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, Kilpauk, India
,
Anirudh Rajkumar
a   Life Line Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, Kilpauk, India
,
Syed Akbar
a   Life Line Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, Kilpauk, India
,
Dharmendra Kollapalayam Raman
a   Life Line Institute of Minimal Access Surgery, Kilpauk, India
› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Minimally invasive procedure for hemorrhoids is one of the commonest new wave operations done for prolapsed hemorrhoids. The diameter of the stapled tissue is critical in this operation, and an increase in the same could include more tissue in the anvil, with disastrous results. This is a case report of a post minimally invasive procedure for hemorrhoids bleed, which was refractory to two local oversewing attempts. When the bleeding was massive, an angiogram was obtained. This revealed a pseudo aneurysm of the left superior haemorrhoidal artery, which was embolized, stopping the bleed. The stapler dimensions were studied and the possible cause of the event was arrived at. The specific stapler used had a diameter of 2 mm more than the regular Medtronic and Ethicon staplers, possibly including more of the rectal wall, and the superior haemorrhoidal artery as well. This case report documents a rare and potentially fatal complication of a simple procedure.

Resumo

O procedimento minimamente invasivo para as hemorroidas (PMIH) é uma das novas operações mais comuns para ao tratamento de hemorroidas prolapsadas. O diâmetro do tecido grampeado é crítico nessa operação; um aumento nesse diâmetro poderia colocar mais tecido na bigorna do grampeador, com resultados desastrosos. Este relato de caso descreve o desfecho de uma hemorragia após PMIH, refratária a duas tentativas locais de sobressutura. Um angiograma foi realizado quando a hemorragia foi considerada intensa. O exame revelou um pseudoaneurisma da artéria hemorroidária superior esquerda, que foi embolizada, interrompendo o sangramento. As dimensões do grampeador foram estudadas e descobriu-se a possível causa do evento. O grampeador específico usado tinha um diâmetro 2 mm maior do que os grampeadores regulares da Medtronic e da Ethicon e possivelmente captou uma área maior da parede retal e a artéria hemorroidária superior. Este relato de caso documenta uma complicação rara e potencialmente fatal de um procedimento simples.



Publication History

Received: 07 August 2018

Accepted: 05 September 2018

Article published online:
08 March 2021

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