TY - JOUR
T1 - Haemorrhoids
T2 - A doctor's dilemma
AU - Deutsch, Alexander A.
AU - Sternberg, Awjd
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - The different forms of treatment for haemorrhoids are described. These include conservative therapy, elastic band ligation, sclerotherapy, cryosurgery, anal dilatation, lateral sphincterotomy and formal surgery. Controlled trials comparing these methods of treatment indicate that surgery should be rarely performed. Of the remaining methods available, elastic band ligation or anal dilatation are recommended.
AB - The different forms of treatment for haemorrhoids are described. These include conservative therapy, elastic band ligation, sclerotherapy, cryosurgery, anal dilatation, lateral sphincterotomy and formal surgery. Controlled trials comparing these methods of treatment indicate that surgery should be rarely performed. Of the remaining methods available, elastic band ligation or anal dilatation are recommended.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0019821538&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/pgmj.57.673.683
DO - 10.1136/pgmj.57.673.683
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AN - SCOPUS:0019821538
SN - 0032-5473
VL - 57
SP - 683
EP - 685
JO - Postgraduate Medical Journal
JF - Postgraduate Medical Journal
IS - 673
ER -