Definitive therapy for internal hemorrhoids--new opportunities and options

Rev Gastroenterol Disord. 2009 Winter;9(1):16-26.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocoagulation / methods
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Equipment Design
  • Hemorrhoids / complications
  • Hemorrhoids / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhoids / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Ligation / instrumentation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Sclerotherapy / methods
  • Surgical Instruments