title: [Radical ambulatory hemorrhoidectomy].
abstract: Internal hemorrhoids is one of the most common diseases, affecting about 4% in western populations. Treatments include coagulation, freezing, rubber-band ligation, and sclerosing agents, which indicates that there is no ideal method. Surgical hemorrhoidectomy is considered radical as it usually involves general or regional anesthesia and hospitalization for 1-2 days. 1519 hemorrhoidectomies were performed by the author in 17 years, all under local anesthesia on an ambulatory basis. With this method hemorrhoidectomy can be relatively simple and inexpensive.
authors.affiliation: Elisha Hospital, Haifa.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Argov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies