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Haemorrhoids Flashcards

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Classification

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Clinical features

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Painless PR bleeding

Pruritus ani

Tenesmus

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Investigations

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PR exam

Proctoscopy

CT to look for cause con constipation

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Management

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Conservative - fibre

Medical - laxative and topical hydrocortisone

Surgical:

  1. Rubber band ligation (but the bands fall off)
  2. Injection sclerotherapy (Fibrosis of artery)
  3. Haemorrhoidectomy (excision of piles)
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