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H Harling

Publications and source records attributed to H Harling.

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PubMed1983

Sexual dysfunction following operation for carcinoma of the rectum.

In a retrospective study, sexual and urologic dysfunction were evaluated after a personal interview with 110 patients operated upon for carcinoma of the rectum with a long observation period. Following abdominoperineal resection in 93 patients, sexual dysfunction was found in 32 per cent, and 18 per cent were totally impotent. In 17 patients who had low anterior resections, none became totally impotent, but six patients had reduced potency or no ejaculation. No relation was found between age, tumor classification, size and localization, or perineal wound infection and postoperative sexual dysfunction. Potency was usually regained within two years. One-third of the patients had experienced urologic symptoms following abdominoperineal resection. Sixteen per cent had minor symptoms at follow-up. Patients were not evaluated by cystometry. No correlation was found between postoperative sexual dysfunction and urologic problems.

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Maintenance bran therapy for prevention of symptoms after rubber band ligation of third-degree haemorrhoids.

Proctoscopically diagnosed third-degree haemorrhoids were treated with rubber band ligation (RBL) in 92 patients, who were randomly assigned to management with or without twice-daily intake of unprocessed bran for 18 months. RBL was performed maximally five times at 2-week intervals. Patients who were symptom-free 10 weeks after first banding were considered cured and were enrolled in a follow-up study. The two treatment groups did not differ in regard to clinical or proctoscopic characteristics. The number of RBL required for cure was lower in the bran-treated group (p less than 0.01). The intergroup difference in cure rate 10 weeks after the first treatment was not significant (85% v. 91%). During the follow-up period symptoms recurred in 45% of the RBL group, but in only 15% of the RBL + bran group (p less than 0.01). A high-fiber diet thus increased the long-term cure rate among patients with third-degree haemorrhoids initially cured by RBL.

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