Hemorrhoids

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Key articles

Wald A, Bharucha AE, Limketkai B, et al. ACG clinical guidelines: management of benign anorectal disorders. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Oct 1;116(10):1987-2008.Full text  Abstract

Davis BR, Lee-Kong SA, Migaly J, et al. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons clinical practice guidelines for the management of hemorrhoids. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Mar;61(3):284-92.Full text  Abstract

van Tol RR, Kleijnen J, Watson AJM, et al. European Society of Coloproctology: guideline for haemorrhoidal disease. Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun;22(6):650-62. Abstract

Shanmugam V, Thaha MA, Rabindranath KS, et al. Rubber band ligation versus excisional haemorrhoidectomy for haemorrhoids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jul 20;(3):CD005034.Full text  Abstract

Shanmugam V, Thaha MA, Rabindranath KS, et al. Rubber band ligation versus excisional haemorrhoidectomy for haemorrhoids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jul 20;(3):CD005034.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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10. van Tol RR, Kleijnen J, Watson AJM, et al. European Society of Coloproctology: guideline for haemorrhoidal disease. Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun;22(6):650-62. Abstract

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17. Jayaraman S, Colquhoun PH, Malthaner RA. Stapled versus conventional surgery for hemorrhoids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Oct 18;(4):CD005393.Full text  Abstract

18. Simillis C, Thoukididou SN, Slesser AA, et al. Systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing clinical outcomes and effectiveness of surgical treatments for haemorrhoids. Br J Surg. 2015 Dec;102(13):1603-18. Abstract

19. Du T, Quan S, Dong T, et al. Comparison of surgical procedures implemented in recent years for patients with grade III and IV hemorrhoids: a network meta-analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2019 Jun;34(6):1001-12.Full text  Abstract

20. Watson AJ, Hudson J, Wood J, et al. Comparison of stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease (eTHoS): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Nov 12;388(10058):2375-85. Abstract

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24. Moesgaard F, Nielsen ML, Hansen JB, et al. High fiber diet reducing bleeding and pain in patients with hemorrhoids: a double-blind trial of Vi-Siblin. Dis Colon Rectum. 1982 Jul-Aug;25(5):454-6. Abstract

25. Wrobleski DE, Corman ML, Veidenheimer MC, et al. Long-term evaluation of rubber ring ligation in hemorrhoidal disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 1980 Oct;23(7):478-82. Abstract

26. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Electrotherapy for the treatment of haemorrhoids Interventional procedures guidance. Jun 2015 [internet publication].Full text

27. Australian Department of Health. Pregnancy Care Guidelines. Part I: Common conditions during pregnancy. 2019 [internet publication].Full text

28. Shanmugam V, Thaha MA, Rabindranath KS, et al. Rubber band ligation versus excisional haemorrhoidectomy for haemorrhoids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jul 20;(3):CD005034.Full text  Abstract

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30. Greenspon J, Williams SB, Young HA, et al. Thrombosed external hemorrhoids: outcome after conservative or surgical management. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Sep;47(9):1493-8. Abstract

31. Shanmugam V, Thaha MA, Rabindranath KS, et al. Rubber band ligation versus excisional haemorrhoidectomy for haemorrhoids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jul 20;(3):CD005034.Full text  Abstract

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