• Tariq Ismail appears on Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies
• Invitation for Stoma patients to lunchtime information session
• Tariq Ismail features in Daily Mail about misdiagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Copy of Thank You letter from Bowel Disease Research Foundation
• The Birmingham Bowel Clinic is proud to support the Department of Health’s nine week national campaign starting on 30th January 2012.
• West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit releases bowel cancer figures for the local area
• The Priory Hospital's excellent patient satisfaction feedback results announced
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic coffee morning a great sucess
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic to continue to treat Police Healthcare patients
• Simon Radley wins customer care award for clinical activity
• HALO procedure for haemorrhoids discussed in hospital magazine
• Mr Tariq Ismail features in BMJ following research into erectile dysfunction following treatment for bowel cancer
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic proud to support "Charity Hurts 3- Boxing for bowel cancer" fundraising event
• BBC series "Don't Die Young" demonstrates Capsule Endoscopy investigation
• Bowel Clinic proud to support local youth group

HALO procedure for haemorrhoids discussed in hospital magazine

The Birmingham Bowel Clinic consultant colorectal surgeons Simon Radley and Tariq Ismail feature in the November edition of the Prioy and Edgbaston Hospital's  "Talking Health" Magazine about the HALO procedure- the virtually pain free surgical treatment option for Haemorrhoids (also known as piles).

The Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation Operation procedure (HALO) is usually performed under a general anaesthetic, during the operation blood vessels which supply the haemorrhoids are located via an ultrasound probe. These vessels are then stitched to stop the blood flow to the haemorrhoid. On average between three and four blood  vessels are located. 
The second part of the operation involves treating the prolapsing element of the haemorrhoid. Areas of haemorrhoidal prolapse are identified sutures are used to hold this up. This part of the operation is known as the Recto-Anal Repair (RAR). The whole operation (HALO-RAR) takes around 45 minutes to complete.

The article highlighted how piles are a painful common and painful problem affecting around fifty percent of those aged 50 and over and also can occur in younger generations- commonly women as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Symtoms resulting from suffering from Haemorrhoids (piles) can include bleeding, itching, pain, protrusion during bowel movements and sensitive lumps around the anus. 

For more information about Haemorrhoids click here and for more information about the HALO procedure please click here.

To read this article in full, you can download it here.
 

16 November 2011