How does hemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) compare with rubber band ligation (RBL) for managing symptomatic second- and third-degree hemorrhoids? Brown and colleagues performed a multicenter, ...

Haemorrhoids are considered one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence (nearly 50% of proctological visits in a colorectal unit), involving any age and affecting both ...

Roughly 10 million Americans have hemorrhoids, which are swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum or around the anus. Symptoms depend largely on the location of the hemorrhoid. External hemorrhoids, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a hemorrhoid. It’s not small, but it’s not huge. At times, it itches or gets inflamed and feels sore for several days. I’m thinking it could be tied off with dental floss so ...

Piles (also known as haemorrhoids) are a common condition, affecting up to a third of the population, with approximately 23,000 operations carried out in England per year. There are many different ...

For one man in the UK, a routine treatment for hemorrhoids resulted in a rare, life-threatening complication that required a number of surgeries and powerful antibiotics to save his life, according to ...

Here are the 2010 Medicare payments for 18 hemorrhoidectomy procedures in the ASC setting. 1. CPT 45990 (Anorectal exam, surgical, requiring anesthesia [general, spinal, or epidural], diagnostic) — ...