Devices for the endoscopic treatment of hemorrhoids.
Multiple endoscopic methods are available to treat symptomatic internal hemorrhoids. Because of its low cost, ease of use, low rate of adverse events, and relative effectiveness, RBL is currently the most widely used technique.
Uzma D
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Siddiqui
Bradley A
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Barth
Subhas
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Banerjee
Yasser M
YM
Bhat
Shailendra S
SS
Chauhan
Klaus T
KT
Gottlieb
Vani
V
Konda
John T
JT
Maple
Faris M
FM
Murad
Patrick
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Pfau
Douglas
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Pleskow
Jeffrey L
JL
Tokar
Amy
A
Wang
Sarah A
SA
Rodriguez
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D003972:Diathermy / Q000295:instrumentation; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D020700:Proctoscopes; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*
ALTA; DLC; Doppler-guided laser photocoagulation; FDA; IRC; RBL; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid; infrared coagulation; rubber band ligation