Background and Objectives: - Hemorrhoids are specialized, highly vascularized cushions within the
normal anal canal. Hemorrhoidectomy is considered as an effective treatment for III degree and IV
degree hemorrhoids. The conventional Milligan-Morgan open hemorrhoidectomy remains the more commonly performed
operation. Ferguson's closed hemorrhoidectomy has gained considerable attention because of the less pain, faster wound
healing and better patient compliance. Nonetheless, randomized controlled trials have reported conicting results regarding
post-operative outcomes between two methods.
Methods: - 60 patients were included in this study, who underwent hemorrhoidectomy, by split them into two equal groups.
Group A underwent open hemorrhoidectomy and group B underwent closed hemorrhoidectomy. Patient in each group were
studied in terms of post-operative pain, wound healing, bleeding, length of hospital stays and the results were analysed and
tested with statistical methods.
Results: - In study of 60 cases, peak incidence was found at 46 years of age and more common in males (5.67:1). Difference in
pain between the 2 groups was found statistically signicant (P value <0.05). 29 (96/67%) patients had completely healed
wound from group B (closed) at 3rd week compared to 5 (16.67%) from group B. 7 (23.3%) patients in closed group had
complications, in contrast to 25 (83.3%) in open group.
Conclusion: - We got in this study that patients who underwent Ferguson's closed hemorrhoidectomy had less post-operative
pain, bleeding, complications, early healing of wound and early back to routine work compared to Milligan-Morgan's open
hemorrhoidectomy group