Iseli A
Maroondah Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
Aust Fam Physician. 1991 Mar;20(3):284-90.
Most patients with haemorrhoids can be treated successfully with office procedures. Careful assessment of patients bleeding from the rectum should help identify more sinister conditions. Clinical assessment should allow patients to be selected for different treatments, ensuring good long-term results. Placebo treatments are best avoided. Follow up is desirable to exclude or treat any underlying condition.
