SHEFFIELD
HALO
CENTRE


Surgeon Profile

Mr Brown specialises in General Surgery with a special interest in coloproctology including colonoscopy, haemorrhoids and disorders of the pelvic floor such as constipation, incontinence and prolapse.

He has been a consultant colorectal surgeon since 2002.  Since qualifying he has maintained a general coloproctology and surgical interest which includes on one end of the spectrum minimal access hernia repairs under local anaesthetic through to major minimal access and laparoscopic resections for inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer.

He has specialised in colonoscopy and is an accreditor for the national bowel cancer screening programme.  He has also tried to push the sub-specialty of pelvic floor surgery, developing and researching techniques in incontinence and laparoscopic treatment of constipation and prolapse. Another area of interest is the treatment of piles with newer effective and less painful therapies including PPH and HALO.

Primary specialty - General surgery
Year qualified - 1990
Professional memberships - RSM ACPGBI

 



Mr Steven Brown MBChB, BMedSci, FRCS(GenSurg) MD

Consultant General Surgeon

Location (Private): Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield
Location (NHS): Northern General Hospital, Sheffield




HALO Procedure Information

The Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation Operation HALO is designed to eradicate piles without the need for cutting or a general anaesthetic.

The operation uses a miniature Doppler ultrasound device to locate the arteries supplying the haemorrhoids as they come down from the rectum under the lining of the bowel. The device also has a small window which allows a stitch to be placed around the artery thus cutting off the blood supply to the pile. During the course of the procedure all the arteries supplying the piles are located (up to 6) and tied off. Over the next few days and weeks the pile shrinks away and the symptoms resolve. The window is also used to perform the RAR (Recto Anal Repair) to reposition the tissues and reduce the prolapse providing you with a virtually pain free operation with minimal time away from work and normal activities.

What to do next

Private Health Insurance or Self Pay

Please call my private secretary to arrange an appointment at my private rooms. We can then meet to discuss your condition and the treatment options available to you.

NHS

You need to visit your GP and ask for a referral letter to myself at the NHS hospital as for an outpatient appointment during which we can discuss your condition and the treatment options available to you.

Contact Details

Private Practice
Secretary: Denise Cocker
Telephone: 0114 271 5030
Email: denise.cocker@sth.nhs.uk


NHS Practice
Secretary: Denise Cocker
Telephone: 0114 271 5030

Websites

www.halocentre.com


Click here to view The British Haemorrhoid Centre website
Registered Address: British Haemorrhoid Centre London. LB House, Lower Sticker, Cornwall PL26 7JH


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