IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy4788https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2024.16202Healthcare Surgical Management of Haemorrhoids – A Comparative Study between Harmonic Scalpel and Conventional (Miligan Morgan) Haemorrhoidectomy     MahapatraRudra PrasadDasSwopna SagarMishraSiddharth310120242)610This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Haemorrhoids are one of the common surgical conditions often seen in 4th to 6th decade of life. Although conventional haemorrhoidectomy is the most commonly performed procedure, it has been associated with significant pain and bleeding along with other complications. Aim/Objective: To compare outcomes of conventional and harmonic scalpel haemorrhoidectomy in the management of grade 3 and 4 haemorrhoids. Method: The study was a prospective, double blind, randomized study conducted in the department of general surgery, Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela from October 2019 to April 2021. A total of 40 patients were included in this study and divided into group A (Harmonic scalpel) and group B (Conventional haemorrhoidectomy). The data were collected in the post-operative period and statistical analysis was done using SPSS 18.0 and R environment ver.3.2.2. P value

Haemorrhoidectomy Harmonic scalpel Miligan-Morgan Post-operative morbidity Hospital stay Recurrence of symptoms.