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Internal hemorrhoids is one of the most common diseases, affecting about 4% in western populations. Treatments include coagulation, freezing, rubber-band ligation, and sclerosing agents, which indicates that there is no ideal method. Surgical hemorrhoidectomy is considered radical as it usually involves general or regional anesthesia and hospitalization for 1-2 days. 1519 hemorrhoidectomies were performed by the author in 17 years, all under local anesthesia on an ambulatory basis. With this method hemorrhoidectomy can be relatively simple and inexpensive.
Internal hemorrhoids is one of the most common diseases, affecting about 4% in western populations. Treatments include coagulation, freezing, rubber-band ligation, and sclerosing agents, which indicates that there is no ideal method. Surgical hemorrhoidectomy is considered radical as it usually involves general or regional anesthesia and hospitalization for 1-2 days. 1519 hemorrhoidectomies were performed by the author in 17 years, all under local anesthesia on an ambulatory basis. With this method hemorrhoidectomy can be relatively simple and inexpensive.