title: Cryohaemorrhoidectomy for primary haemorrhoids: an evaluation of the procedure in the Indian population.
abstract: Cryotherapy is one of the available modalities for the management of primary haemorrhoids. It is a simple non-invasive procedure conducted without anaesthesia, ideal for surgery outpatients' department. Though practically given up in the west due to a distressing side-effect in the local population, it was evaluated for its efficacy and acceptability in the Indian population. The study of 174 patients revealed the procedure to be well accepted, extremely cost effective and with a low complication rate in the Indian population, in contrast to the western experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Military Hospital, Jodhpur.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome