Haemorrhoidal disease (HD) is one of the most common anorectal conditions, with a prevalence ranging between 4% and 36% of the population. Depending on its severity, HD can be effectively treated with medical and office-based procedures such as rubber-band ligation or sclerotherapy or various surgical approaches. Sclerotherapy has been described for treating Grade I–III HD. The injection of a sclerosing agent such as polidocanol provokes an inflammatory reaction with subsequent necrosis, fibrosis and fixation of the haemorrhoidal tissue. The success rate of sclerotherapy varies depending on the definition of success, the type of sclerosing agent injected and the degree of HD.
The use of sclerotherapy with polidocanol foam in the treatment of second-degree haemorrhoidal disease – a video vignette / Lobascio, P.; Minafra, M.; Laforgia, R.; Giove, C.; Trompetto, M.; Gallo, G.. - In: COLORECTAL DISEASE. - ISSN 1462-8910. - 21:2(2019), pp. 244-245. [10.1111/codi.14498]
The use of sclerotherapy with polidocanol foam in the treatment of second-degree haemorrhoidal disease – a video vignette
Gallo G.
2019-01-01
Abstract
Haemorrhoidal disease (HD) is one of the most common anorectal conditions, with a prevalence ranging between 4% and 36% of the population. Depending on its severity, HD can be effectively treated with medical and office-based procedures such as rubber-band ligation or sclerotherapy or various surgical approaches. Sclerotherapy has been described for treating Grade I–III HD. The injection of a sclerosing agent such as polidocanol provokes an inflammatory reaction with subsequent necrosis, fibrosis and fixation of the haemorrhoidal tissue. The success rate of sclerotherapy varies depending on the definition of success, the type of sclerosing agent injected and the degree of HD.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
