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Hemorrhoidal Disease

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Understanding of the pathophysiology of hemorrhoidal disease guides treatment selection. The author’s preferred treatment plan is summarized in Table 17.5. A recent meta-analysis of hemorrhoidal treatment modalities supports this approach (MacRae and McLeod, Dis Colon Rectum 38:685–694, 1995). Appropriate treatments provide symptom resolution in a safe and cost effective manner.

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Beck, D.E. (2019). Hemorrhoidal Disease. In: Beck, D., Steele, S., Wexner, S. (eds) Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65966-4_17

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