Definitive therapy for internal hemorrhoids--new opportunities and options.
Hemorrhoids are common in Western societies. Appropriate assessment and treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoids can substantially reduce morbidity and improve patient well-being. In this article, the clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, and current treatment options, including the CRH-O'Regan banding device, an emerging technology for the anoscopic treatment of symptomatic internal hemorrhoids, are reviewed.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, Center for Ulcer Research and Education (CURE): Digestive Diseases Research Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gordon V
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Ohning
Gustavo A
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Machicado
Dennis M
DM
Jensen
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004867:Equipment Design; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments