Santa Cruz de Tenerife, April 2025. Hospiten is committed to laser techniques as an innovative and effective treatment for patients with hemorrhoids and anal fistulas, offering safer, less invasive alternatives with shorter recovery times. For this reason, this international private hospital network highlights three advanced approaches that are transforming the way these conditions are treated.
Hemorrhoids are the dilatation of varicose nature that occurs in the hemorrhoidal veins of the anal canal, which can be externalized after defecatory effort and even remain outside the anal canal permanently. This pathology is one of the most frequent in women than in men, due to pregnancy, and usually causes bleeding (rectorrhagia), discomfort and pain (proctalgia). On the other hand, fistula is a communication between the anal canal and the skin, causing pain, suppuration and sometimes purulent collections around the anus.
The head of the General and Digestive System Surgery Service at the Hospiten Sur University Hospital, Dr. Gianluca Cherubino, assures that, at present, this type of treatment offers "significant benefits" compared to traditional procedures. "The combination of cutting-edge technology and a minimally invasive approach marks a milestone in the treatment of such common conditions as hemorrhoids and anal fistulas," he points out.
"Our goal is to guarantee physician-patient care based on scientific evidence and excellence, performing individualized diagnosis and treatment of proctologic pathologies," he points out. In this regard, the specialist indicates that these new methods are a "definitive solution" that allows a "safe, effective, fast, sphincter-friendly and almost painless" surgical procedure.
Innovative techniques
As regards the different techniques to eliminate this type of pathology, Hospiten uses the HeLP technique (Hemorrhoid Laser Procedure), a high-precision laser with a wavelength of 980 nm, to close the arterial bases of hemorrhoids. This procedure reduces blood flow in the affected area, "considerably improving symptoms" and reducing postoperative pain. Along the same lines, Dr. Gianluca Cherubino explains that studies have shown that this technique has effective long-term results, being "particularly useful" for patients with second- and third-degree hemorrhoids, who experience a "notable improvement" in their quality of life.
Another technique for treatment without surgery is called Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty (LH), a minimally invasive procedure that uses laser energy to treat grade II, III and IV hemorrhoids, without the need for cuts or sutures, being a method that significantly reduces postoperative pain with a rapid recovery and a lower risk of complications for treatment. The procedure is based on coagulating the dilated blood vessels of hemorrhoids, reducing their size and facilitating their reabsorption by the body. "It is ideal for patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids that do not respond to medical treatment and, in addition, it allows them to return home the same day," Cherubino points out.
In this regard, the so-called Fistula Laser Closure (FiLaC) is another essential technique in the treatment of grade II, III and IV anal fistulas, as it offers an innovative solution by allowing laser closure of the fistula without compromising the anal sphincter. Unlike other methods, this approach minimizes the risk of fecal incontinence, a common complication of traditional surgeries for this pathology, thus ensuring "better long-term function and quality of life for patients".
Early advances and proven efficacy
"We are pleased to share that the cases, which we have performed to date, have yielded completely satisfactory results. Although the standard estimate for observing results in this type of procedure is around 6 months, the progress we are seeing as early as 4 months is extremely positive," he says.
At the same time, Dr. Gianluca Cherubino emphasizes that these early advances reinforce "the effectiveness and reliability of the treatments performed. In addition, it makes it possible to optimize patient care with an "even more efficient and effective approach".
About Hospiten
Hospiten is an international healthcare network with more than 55 years of experience committed to providing the highest quality service, with 20 private medical-hospital centers in Spain, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica and Panama, in addition to 175 outpatient medical centers, under the Clinic Assist brand. Founded by Dr. Pedro Luis Cobiella, it annually attends more than three million patients from all over the world and has a staff of more than 5,000 people, a number that will be reinforced in the Community of Madrid thanks to the construction of a general university hospital in Boadilla del Monte, which is expected to be completed in 2026.
MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid - Hospiten is a subsidiary of the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (Texas, USA). With more than 20 years of history in Spain, MD Anderson Madrid - Hospiten currently has a Phase I Clinical Trials Unit, more than 150 medical specialists trained in oncology, a total of 87 hospital beds and state-of-the-art technological equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of different types of cancer.
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