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Internal hemorrhoid

MedGen UID:
75549
•Concept ID:
C0265034
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Internal Hemorrhoid; internal hemorrhoid; Internal hemorrhoids
SNOMED CT: Internal hemorrhoid (90458007); Internal hemorrhoids (90458007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004873

Definition

A hemorrhoid which originates above the dentate line. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInternal hemorrhoid

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Liver injury after aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid treatment of hemorrhoids.
Yoshikawa K, Kawashima R, Hirose Y, Shibata K, Akasu T, Hagiwara N, Yokota T, Imai N, Iwaku A, Kobayashi G, Kobayashi H, Kinoshita A, Fushiya N, Kijima H, Koike K, Saruta M
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Jul 21;23(27):5034-5040. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.5034. PMID: 28785156Free PMC Article
Nonsurgical treatment of actively bleeding internal hemorrhoids with a novel endoscopic device (with video).
Kantsevoy SV, Bitner M
Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Oct;78(4):649-53. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.05.014. PMID: 23891414
Assessment of electrotherapy in treatment of hemorrhoids in Southern Iran.
Izadpanah A, Hosseini SV, Mehrabani D, Bananzadeh A
Saudi Med J 2004 Dec;25(12):1896-9. PMID: 15711662

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tissue-selecting-technique mega-window stapler combined with anal canal epithelial preservation operation in prolapsed hemorrhoids.
Huang H, Tao L, Jiang J, Wei J, Ji L
Asian J Surg 2023 Feb;46(2):807-815. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.07.149. PMID: 35961908
Comparison of the effect of Myrtus communis herbal and anti-hemorrhoid ointments on the hemorrhoid symptoms and quality of life in postpartum women with grade I and II internal hemorrhoid: A triple-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial.
Malekuti J, Mirghafourvand M, Samadi K, Abbasalizadeh F, Khodaei L
J Complement Integr Med 2019 Aug 21;16(4) doi: 10.1515/jcim-2018-0147. PMID: 31433782
Treatment of hemorrhoids: A coloproctologist's view.
Lohsiriwat V
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Aug 21;21(31):9245-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9245. PMID: 26309351Free PMC Article
Nonsurgical treatment of actively bleeding internal hemorrhoids with a novel endoscopic device (with video).
Kantsevoy SV, Bitner M
Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Oct;78(4):649-53. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.05.014. PMID: 23891414
The role of lasers in hemorrhoidectomy.
Wang JY, Chang-Chien CR, Chen JS, Lai CR, Tang RP
Dis Colon Rectum 1991 Jan;34(1):78-82. doi: 10.1007/BF02050213. PMID: 1991426

Diagnosis

Anorectal emergencies.
Lohsiriwat V
World J Gastroenterol 2016 Jul 14;22(26):5867-78. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i26.5867. PMID: 27468181Free PMC Article
Treatment of hemorrhoids: A coloproctologist's view.
Lohsiriwat V
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Aug 21;21(31):9245-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9245. PMID: 26309351Free PMC Article
Prospective analysis of clinician accuracy in the diagnosis of benign anal pathology: comparison across specialties and years of experience.
Grucela A, Salinas H, Khaitov S, Steinhagen RM, Gorfine SR, Chessin DB
Dis Colon Rectum 2010 Jan;53(1):47-52. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181bbfc89. PMID: 20010350
Long-term results of endoscopic hemorrhoidal ligation: two different devices with similar results.
Su MY, Tung SY, Wu CS, Sheen IS, Chen PC, Chiu CT
Endoscopy 2003 May;35(5):416-20. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-38773. PMID: 12701014
Transperineal and transvaginal sonography of perianal inflammatory disease.
Stewart LK, McGee J, Wilson SR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001 Sep;177(3):627-32. doi: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770627. PMID: 11517059

Therapy

Tissue-selecting-technique mega-window stapler combined with anal canal epithelial preservation operation in prolapsed hemorrhoids.
Huang H, Tao L, Jiang J, Wei J, Ji L
Asian J Surg 2023 Feb;46(2):807-815. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.07.149. PMID: 35961908
Comparison of the effect of Myrtus communis herbal and anti-hemorrhoid ointments on the hemorrhoid symptoms and quality of life in postpartum women with grade I and II internal hemorrhoid: A triple-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial.
Malekuti J, Mirghafourvand M, Samadi K, Abbasalizadeh F, Khodaei L
J Complement Integr Med 2019 Aug 21;16(4) doi: 10.1515/jcim-2018-0147. PMID: 31433782
Liver injury after aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid treatment of hemorrhoids.
Yoshikawa K, Kawashima R, Hirose Y, Shibata K, Akasu T, Hagiwara N, Yokota T, Imai N, Iwaku A, Kobayashi G, Kobayashi H, Kinoshita A, Fushiya N, Kijima H, Koike K, Saruta M
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Jul 21;23(27):5034-5040. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.5034. PMID: 28785156Free PMC Article
Treatment of hemorrhoids: A coloproctologist's view.
Lohsiriwat V
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Aug 21;21(31):9245-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9245. PMID: 26309351Free PMC Article
The role of lasers in hemorrhoidectomy.
Wang JY, Chang-Chien CR, Chen JS, Lai CR, Tang RP
Dis Colon Rectum 1991 Jan;34(1):78-82. doi: 10.1007/BF02050213. PMID: 1991426

Prognosis

Pyogenic liver abscess as a complication of internal hemorrhoid banding.
Xu M, Russell M, Lin A, Yoo J
Am Surg 2014 Feb;80(2):E36-7. PMID: 24480193
Combined colonoscopy and three-quadrant hemorrhoidal ligation: 500 consecutive cases.
Davis KG, Pelta AE, Armstrong DN
Dis Colon Rectum 2007 Sep;50(9):1445-9. doi: 10.1007/s10350-007-0273-y. PMID: 17665261
Long-term results of endoscopic hemorrhoidal ligation: two different devices with similar results.
Su MY, Tung SY, Wu CS, Sheen IS, Chen PC, Chiu CT
Endoscopy 2003 May;35(5):416-20. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-38773. PMID: 12701014

Clinical prediction guides

Tissue-selecting-technique mega-window stapler combined with anal canal epithelial preservation operation in prolapsed hemorrhoids.
Huang H, Tao L, Jiang J, Wei J, Ji L
Asian J Surg 2023 Feb;46(2):807-815. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.07.149. PMID: 35961908
Microbiota Composition, HSP70 and Caspase-3 Expression as Marker for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Aceh, Indonesia.
Yusuf F, Ilyas S, Damanik HA, Fatchiyah F
Acta Med Indones 2016 Oct;48(4):289-299. PMID: 28143990
Nonsurgical treatment of actively bleeding internal hemorrhoids with a novel endoscopic device (with video).
Kantsevoy SV, Bitner M
Gastrointest Endosc 2013 Oct;78(4):649-53. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.05.014. PMID: 23891414
Early results of the treatment of internal hemorrhoid disease by infrared coagulation and elastic banding: a prospective randomized cross-over trial.
Marques CF, Nahas SC, Nahas CS, Sobrado CW Jr, Habr-Gama A, Kiss DR
Tech Coloproctol 2006 Dec;10(4):312-7. Epub 2006 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s10151-006-0299-5. PMID: 17115317

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