A randomized comparison of infrared photocoagulation with bipolar diathermy for the outpatient treatment of hemorrhoids
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1990Vol. 33(1), pp. 32–34
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Ashley R. Dennison, R J Whiston, Sharon-Marie Rooney, R. D. Chadderton, David C. Wherry, David L. Morris
Abstract
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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