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A randomized comparison of infrared photocoagulation with bipolar diathermy for the outpatient treatment of hemorrhoids

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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One hundred two patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids were randomized to receive treatment with either infrared photocoagulation (IRPC) or a bipolar diathermy probe (BD). There was no significant difference in complications, number of treatments required (IRPC 1.7 [0.9], BD 1.6 [0.8]). Third-degree hemorrhoids required more treatments than smaller piles. BD has some practical advantages over IRPC but results are similar.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Floor E, West Block, NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK

    A. Dennison F.R.C.S., M.D., R. J. Whiston B.M., B.S., S. Rooney B.M., B.S., R. D. Chadderton B.M., B.S., D. C. Wherry F.A.C.S. &  D. L. Morris F.R.C.S., M.D., Ph.D.

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Dennison, A., Whiston, R.J., Rooney, S. et al. A randomized comparison of infrared photocoagulation with bipolar diathermy for the outpatient treatment of hemorrhoids. Dis Colon Rectum 33, 32–34 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053198

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