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PURPOSE: A technique found effective in stopping active posthemorrhoidectomy bleeding, outside the operating room, is described. METHOD: After resuscitation and sedation, a proctoscope was inserted to identify the bleeding point. 1 to 2 ml of 1/10,000 adrenaline was injected submucosally. RESULTS: This technique was totally successful in 12 of 12 treated patients. CONCLUSION: Submucosal adrenaline injection is a simple and readily accessible technique for managing posthemorrhoidectomy bleeding.
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Read at the Annual Combined Surgical Meeting of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore, October 29–31, 1992.
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Nyam, D.C.N.K., Seow-Choen, F. & Ho, Y.H. Submucosal adrenaline injection for posthemorrhoidectomy hemorrhage. Dis Colon Rectum 38, 776–777 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048040
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048040