Procedimiento

Se liga la base de la hemorroide para evitar el sangrado interno y luego se extirpa quirúrgicamente. Algunos cirujanos simplemente colocan una banda de caucho alrededor de la base de la hemorroide para impedir el flujo sanguíneo; luego ésta cae y se mezcla con la materia fecal. Otros cirujanos inyectan la base de la hemorroide con un agente esclerosante (escleroterapia) que también destruye los vasos de la hemorroide y hace que ésta caiga y se mezcle con la materia fecal.

Fecha de revisión: 8/11/2005
Versión en inglés revisada por: Joseph P. Hart, M.D., Marco Polo Traveling Fellow c/o Department of Vascular Surgery, A. Z. St. Blasius Hospital (Belgium). Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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