Cryosurgical haemorrhoidectomy.
One hundred consecutive cases of haemorrhoids were treated by cryosurgery. The cryoprobe used is a convenient and simple instrument and gave a satisfactory result in 94 of the patients. The technique and complications are described. The patients were treated as outpatients, usually without anaesthesia.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology