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Haemorrhoids: a clinical update
Author(s) -
Polglase Adrian L
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138786.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery , surgery , hemorrhoids
Haemorrhoids are common, but careful clinical assessment is necessary to ensure that more significant bowel disease is not overlooked. Most patients with haemorrhoids can be managed non‐surgically in an office setting, but conventional haemorrhoidectomy is the best option for patients with large symptomatic haemorrhoids.