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Review
. 2014 Jan;79(1):8-14.
doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.07.021. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

Devices for the endoscopic treatment of hemorrhoids

ASGE Technology Committee; Uzma D Siddiqui, Bradley A Barth, Subhas Banerjee, Yasser M Bhat, Shailendra S Chauhan, Klaus T Gottlieb, Vani Konda, John T Maple, Faris M Murad, Patrick Pfau, Douglas Pleskow, Jeffrey L Tokar, Amy Wang, Sarah A Rodriguez
Review

Devices for the endoscopic treatment of hemorrhoids

ASGE Technology Committee et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Multiple endoscopic methods are available to treat symptomatic internal hemorrhoids. Because of its low cost, ease of use, low rate of adverse events, and relative effectiveness, RBL is currently the most widely used technique.

Keywords: ALTA; DLC; Doppler-guided laser photocoagulation; FDA; IRC; RBL; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid; infrared coagulation; rubber band ligation.

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