C. Finco

Stapled haemorrhoidopexy in fourth degree haemorrhoidal prolapse: is it worthwhile?

Introduction  Ten years after the introduction of stapled haemorrhoidopexy few studies have stratified patients by degree of haemorrhoidal disease when analysing results.

Colpocystodefecography in obstructed defecation: is it really useful to the surgeon? Correlating clinical and radiological findings in surgery for obstructed defecation.

Objective  Colpocystodefecography images the pelvic floor with the dynamics of defecation, but various authors claim that it overestimates clinical findings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pre‐ and postoperative consistency between clinical and colpocystodefecographic findings in patients undergoing surgery for obstructed defecation.

Extensive anal condylomatosis: prognosis in relation to viral and host factors

Objective  To evaluate the clinical course of extensive anal condylomatosis in relation to treatment modalities, patient comorbidity and immune function, and associated papillomavirus (HPV) sequences.