title: Alternatives in the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease.
abstract: Pain, bleeding, protrusion, soilage, itching, and burning are anorectal complaints associated with hemorrhoidal disease. Although hemorrhoidectomy remains the treatment of choice for grade 3 and 4 hemorrhoids, symptoms can be controlled short of hemorrhoidectomy, the alternative methods being effective in lesser degrees of involvement, such as grades 1, 2, and 3. Cryosurgery and dilation are fading alternatives; laser is becoming more widely used, but results have not been fully evaluated. Sclerotherapy, rubber band ligation, and infrared coagulation are also effective alternatives for patients who demand nonsurgical therapy.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Florida School of Medicine, Jacksonville.
authors: E F
authors: EF
authors: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery; D004106:Dilatation; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008026:Ligation; D008028:Light Coagulation; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions