Complications - Hemorrhoidopexy with stapler technique

Intraoperative complications are very rare. More severe arterial bleeding at the suture line can be controlled with direct oversewing. Extremely rarely, technical problems with the stapler are reported: insufficient cutting function or only partial staple line.

Complication rates between 5% and 10% are reported in the literature. These include: bleeding, stenosis, fissure, fistula, abscess, anal thrombosis, urinary retention, persistent pain issues.
In rare cases, there have been reports of continence disorders as well as retroperitoneal sepsis. Life-threatening complications occur at a rate of 0.1%, not more frequently than with conventional hemorrhoidectomy.