[Proctalgia Fugax--what's new over the last 100 years?].

Proctalgia Fugax is a benign, self-limiting disease characterized by episodes of intense pain in the anorectal area occurring at infrequent intervals. It is common, but most suffers do not seek medical advice. Although its classical symptomatology was describe more than a century ago, the etiology is unclear.

[Stapled hemorrhoidectomy--early experience in 30 patients].

Introduction: We report the early results of 30 patients treated by stapled hemorrhoidectomy.

Patients And Methods: Thirty patients with symptomatic grade 2-4 hemorrhoids were treated by stapled hemorrhoidectomy. The procedure was performed with a 33 mm diameter automatic hemorrhoidal circular stapler.