Whitehead’s Radical Circumferential Hemorrhoidectomy: Modified Sliding Skin-Flap Grafts

Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer after Whitehead's hemorrhoidectomy: A case report

“…Whitehead's hemorrhoidectomy was first described in 1882 . After the procedure's initial success, it was subsequently completely abandoned because of the high frequency of reported complications ; the most frequent and feared complication is stenotic scarring of the anal orifice . Recently, sclerotherapy and phlebotonic drugs have been able to effectively treat grade I and II hemorrhoids.…”

Whitehead hemorrhoidectomy in older patients

“…Several series have shown that results depended on whether the procedure was correctly performed. However, there are many modifications of the Whitehead operation [3,6,7,[9][10][11][12][13] which demonstrate that circular hemorrhoidectomy is not a simple procedure and that problems, in particular wound dehiscence and anal stenosis causing considerable morbidity, may be encountered. This seems to be particu-80 larly true for mucosal ectropion and anal incontinence which have been frequently associated with the procedure [8].…”

Modified stapled haemorrhoidopexy for the treatment of massive circumferentially prolapsing piles

“…Traditionally, large circumferential piles have been treated by either a modification of the Whitehead or radical haemorrhoidectomy or by a "four-pile" excision [6][7][8][9][10]. However, the results of these operations are frequently less than satisfactory with a high incidence of complications and symptom recurrence [11][12][13].…”