Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol foam for third- and fourth-degree hemorrhoids as “bridge treatment” during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

ConclusionsThis treatment could reduce the bleeding that is the main symptom from which patients suffer and for which they underwent proctological evaluation and surgery. According to our preliminary experience in the impossibility of accessing the surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, ST could be considered as the treatment of choice in those patients who are suffering from grade III- and IV-degree hemorrhoids while waiting for surgery.
Source: International Journal of Colorectal Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research