Stapled haemorrhoidectomy (Longo, PPH)

A newer operation, called ‘stapled haemorrhoidectomy, PPH, Procedure for Prolaps and Haemorrhoids, op sec. LONGO’, involves cutting away a 2-3 cm strip of the lining of the rectum and joining the cut edges with a special stapler. People recover much quicker from ‘stapling’ than from the ordinary operation. It is not yet a common operation in Hungary, because of its expenses.