title: Sclerotherapy of internal hemorrhoids using newly devised transparent disposable anorectoscope.
abstract: We devised a transparent anorectoscope for internal hemorrhoidal sclerotherapy. Using this scope the grade of hemorrhoids of the patients can be evaluated accurately through the transparent wall of the scope, and the device facilitates easier and safer sclerotherapy under clear direct vision, compared to the conventional free-hand-style treatment. We conclude that sclerotherapy using this anorectoscope represents a minimally invasive treatment for low-grade internal hemorrhoids and is recommendable for outpatient therapy of internal hemorrhoids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kasukabe Syuwa Hospital, Saitama-prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Muraoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoneshima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004867:Equipment Design; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020700:Proctoscopes; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols