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ELIXIS · ADVANCED CARE
Same symptom, different disease — accurate diagnosis first
Bleeding, pain or swelling do not always mean haemorrhoids. Examination and selected functional or imaging tests come before treatment.
SYMPTOME
Symptoms that merit assessment
Haemorrhoids, fissure, abscess or fistula, pilonidal disease and rectal prolapse can cause similar complaints but require different treatment. Proper assessment is particularly important with bleeding or persistent pain.
01
BLEEDING
Bright red blood on paper, on the stool or in the toilet bowl.
02
PAIN
Sharp pain during a bowel movement or continuous throbbing pain.
03
LUMP OR PROLAPSE
A painful lump or tissue protruding from the anus.
04
ITCHING
Itching, irritation, moisture or difficulty keeping the area clean.
05
DISCHARGE
Mucus, pus or foul-smelling discharge may accompany inflammation or a fistula.
06
FUNCTIONAL CHANGE
Urgency, leakage or incomplete emptying merit functional assessment.
Bleeding should not automatically be attributed to haemorrhoids. Symptoms alone are not diagnostic and examination, endoscopy or imaging may be needed.
EINGRIFFE
Each condition and procedure, separately
From tissue-preserving to excisional procedures, selection depends on stage, anatomy and priorities.
01LASER
LASER HAEMORRHOIDOPLASTY
Targeted laser energy within haemorrhoidal tissue to promote shrinkage and fibrosis. Overall superiority to other techniques has not been established.
WANN ES ERWOGEN WIRD
Selected internal haemorrhoidal disease without a major external component.
WAS DER EINGRIFF UMFASST
Small punctures and controlled intratissue application without wide excision.
Controlled intratissue thermocoagulation of an internal haemorrhoid with a fine radiofrequency probe, aiming for shrinkage and fibrosis without anoderm excision.
WANN ES ERWOGEN WIRD
Selected symptomatic internal haemorrhoids, mainly grade II–III, without a dominant large external component.
WAS DER EINGRIFF UMFASST
After local anaesthesia, the probe is placed centrally within the haemorrhoidal tissue above the dentate line and delivers controlled radiofrequency energy. Suitability is confirmed after proctological examination.
Localisation and ligation of haemorrhoidal arteries, with mucopexy when prolapse is present. It usually causes less early pain but has higher recurrence than excisional haemorrhoidectomy in advanced disease.
WANN ES ERWOGEN WIRD
Selected haemorrhoidal disease with bleeding and prolapse of internal haemorrhoidal tissue.
WAS DER EINGRIFF UMFASST
Doppler mapping, ligation sutures and mucosal lifting without anoderm excision.
Intratract laser treatment of selected sinus tracts without wide skin excision. Long-term comparative evidence is limited and does not establish overall superiority.
WANN ES ERWOGEN WIRD
Selected primary or limited disease without a large acute abscess.
WAS DER EINGRIFF UMFASST
Tract cleaning, fibre insertion and uniform controlled energy during withdrawal.
Anatomical suspension of the rectum for prolapse, tailored to function.
WANN ES ERWOGEN WIRD
Full-thickness rectal prolapse. For selected internal prolapse, it is considered only after pelvic-floor testing and multidisciplinary review.
WAS DER EINGRIFF UMFASST
Mobilisation or ventral suspension selected according to constipation, continence and anatomy.
09TEM · TAMIS
LOCAL RECTAL EXCISION · TEM / TAMIS
Transanal removal of a selected lesion with magnification and precise margins, without abdominal resection. It does not provide lymph-node staging.
WANN ES ERWOGEN WIRD
Selected large polyps and, as definitive treatment, only carefully selected low-risk cT1N0 tumours after complete staging.
WAS DER EINGRIFF UMFASST
Full-thickness local excision and closure when appropriate. Adverse final pathology may require subsequent radical resection.
Originale realistische Anatomiedarstellung zu Lehrzwecken — kein Patientenfoto.
PLANUNG & SICHERHEIT
Sphincter function is part of the treatment
The newest technique is not automatically the best. The goal is the right balance between disease control, pain, healing and function.
01
DIAGNOSIS
Accurate examination before treatment.
02
MAPPING
MRI, ultrasound or functional testing when required.
03
CONTINENCE
Baseline continence risk is assessed before sphincter surgery.
04
FOLLOW-UP
Follow-up of healing and functional outcome.
FRAGEN
HÄUFIGE FRAGEN
Kurze Antworten vor der individuellen chirurgischen Beurteilung.
01How long does recovery take?
Recovery varies with the procedure, disease severity and general health. The individual plan covers mobilisation, diet, work and exercise.
02Is laser always better?
No. Overall superiority has not been established. It may reduce access trauma in well-selected cases, but suitability and recurrence risk depend on anatomy and disease stage.
03Is colonoscopy needed for bleeding?
It depends on age, symptoms, family history and warning signs. Bleeding should not automatically be attributed to haemorrhoids.
KLINISCHE EVIDENZ
KLINISCHE EVIDENZ
Die endgültige Wahl richtet sich nach Befund, Anatomie und aktuellen Leitlinien.