Whitehead deformity

White·head de·for·mi·ty

circumferential mucosal ectropion at the anus following Whitehead operation.

Whitehead,

Walter, English surgeon, 1840-1913. Whitehead deformity - circumferential mucosal ectropion at the anus following Whitehead operation.Whitehead operation - excision of hemorrhoids by two circular incisions above and below involved veins, allowing normal mucosa to be pulled down and sutured to anal skin.