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 Lower Grade Hemorrhoids (1/2) Office Procedures
- Rubber Band Ligation
- Sclerotherapy
- Infrared Light Therapy
- Cryotherapy
• Rubber Band Ligation
Consists of placing bands around the base of the haemorrhoid causing strangulated tissue to fall off within four to seven days. This procedure is for grades one, two, and some grade three haemorrhoids, and is relatively inexpensive.
Disadvantages:
Not very effective (efficiency 37-53%), causes pain, several treatments required.
• Sclerotherapy
Consists of injecting a sclerotic agent (Phenol Almond Oil) to create scar tissue to hold the haemorrhoid in place. This procedure is relatively inexpensive, can be done on an outpatient basis and requires few visits to the physician.
• Infrared light therapy:
Uses a device which produces an intense beam of infrared light to literally heat the hemorrhoidal tissue until scar tissue is formed. This scar tissue cuts off the blood supply to the hemroids, and without blood circulation the hemorrhoids eventually shrink up and wither away.
Pain and heat sensation experienced during the treatment.
• Cryotherapy:
It is a medical therapy which uses cold temperatures or simply the removal of heat from a body part.
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Higher Grade Hemorrhoids (3/4) Surgical OR Procedures
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• MM- parks-ferguson:
Called also hemorrhoidectomy where the hemorrhoid is simply cut away. The incision is then stitched up. there is a risk of the sutures breaking during a bowel movement.
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• Laser therapy:
this is a less invasive and less painful procedure than the surgeries discussed above. The risk of infection is much less with hemorrhoid laser surgery than with other types of hemorrhoid surgery, as well. The problem with laser surgery is that hemorrhoids will often return, requiring more treatment in the future. Surgery is a shock to the body that can result in pain and infection and should be avoided if possible. Hemorrhoid laser surgery or other surgical procedures should be your last resort, not your first. |
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• PPH:
It is used when hemorrhoids protrude from the anus. A stapler-like device is used to replace them inside the anus and to cut off their blood supply. The surgery can be painful during recovery with the risk of infections. there is a rare chance of damage to the internal anal sphincter, which would result in difficult controlling the bowels and also very expensive. |
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| Using a circular stapler to treat hemorrhoids is also painless however it has high risk of severe complications in addition to its high cost . |
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