Hemorrhoids: What the dermatologist should know

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 449-456

  Orkin, B A ^a   Schwartz, A M ^a   Orkin, M ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMORRHOID; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032847130     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70120-9     Document Type: Article

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9. HM MacRae RS McLeod Comparison of hemorrhoidal treatments: a meta-analysis Dis Colon Rectum 38 1995 687 694 The data in this article come from a meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials assessing two or more treatment modalities for symptomatic hemorrhoids. Rubber band ligation appeared to be the best initial mode of therapy for grade 1 to 3 hemorrhoids. It was associated with better responses and fewer failures than sclerotherapy and infrared coagulation. Operative hemorrhoidectomy was significantly more effective than all other methods but was also associated with more complications and pain. Thus it should be reserved for patients with fourth-degree hemorrhoids, with extensive third-degree hemorrhoids, and for those patients whose hemorrhoids fail to respond to rubber band ligation
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14. A Senagore WP Mazier MA Luchtefeld The treatment of advanced hemorrhoidal disease: a prospective randomized comparison of cold scalpel vs. contact Nd:YAG laser Dis Colon Rectum 6 1993 1042 1049 This prospective trial clearly points out that the use of lasers during hemorrhoidectomy confers no benefit and increases costs