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.
Ohning
Gordon V
GV
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.
Machicado
Gustavo A
GA
Jensen
Dennis M
DM
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