Shortcomings of the current classification system for haemorrhoidal disease: Exploring the need for a step forward

Sara Z Kuiper¹, Merel L Kimman², Ugo Grossi^{3

4}, Gaetano Gallo⁵, Lisette Dekker^{6

7}, Ingrid J M Han-Geurts^{6

7}, Stéphanie O Breukink^{1

8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
³ Il Surgery Unit, Regional Hospital Treviso, AULSS2, Treviso, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology - DISCOG, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁵ Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Proctos Kliniek, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
⁷ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁹ Department of Surgery, School for Oncology and Reproduction (GROW), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Sara Z Kuiper et al. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;24(9):1086-1087.

doi: 10.1111/codi.16144. Epub 2022 Apr 24.

Sara Z Kuiper¹, Merel L Kimman², Ugo Grossi^{3

4}, Gaetano Gallo⁵, Lisette Dekker^{6

7}, Ingrid J M Han-Geurts^{6

7}, Stéphanie O Breukink^{1

8

9}

¹ Department of Surgery, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
³ Il Surgery Unit, Regional Hospital Treviso, AULSS2, Treviso, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology - DISCOG, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁵ Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Proctos Kliniek, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
⁷ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁹ Department of Surgery, School for Oncology and Reproduction (GROW), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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