Long-term follow-up of Lord's procedure for haemorrhoids
Kenter, J.A.; Keeman, J.N.
Netherlands Journal of Surgery 35(1): 17-19
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0167-2487 PMID: 6843865 Document Number: 217729
86 Patients treated for first or second degree haemorrhoids by Lord's manual dilatation of the anus were followed up for a mean period of 7.2 years. The outcome in the 76 patients traced was satisfactory or good in 76.3%. In only 14.5% was the result unsatisfactory. Lord's anal dilatation is a relatively simple procedure; the results of this study show that it gives good long-lasting results.