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Khat induced hemorrhoidal disease in Yemen

Ahmed M. Al-Hadrani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2000, 21 (5) 475-477;
Ahmed M. Al-Hadrani
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen. Fax. +967 (1) 222111. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential association between the habit of khat chewing and the development of hemorrhoidal disease.

METHODS: Four hundred and seventy four individuals (373 men and 101 women) with ages ranging from 17 to 80 years were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 (n=247) chronic khat chewers. Group 2 (n=200) non-khat chewers. Data was collected regarding chewing habits, colorectal symptoms, abdominal, proctoscopic, and operative findings.

RESULTS: The key difference between the 2 groups was the incidence of hemorrhoids and hemorrhoidectomy. In the chronic khat chewers group: 169 (62%) had hemorrhoids. Of these 124 (45.4%) underwent hemorrhoidectomy. In the control group there is 8 (4%) had hemorrhoids and one patient underwent hemorrhoidectomy (0.5%). P-value (0.05).

CONCLUSION: The study demonstrated a significant association between the habit of khat chewing and the development of hemorrhoidal disease.

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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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