Indications, technic and immediate and long-term results of cryosurgery of hemorrhoids. Personal experience
Berti Riboli, E.; Cafiero, F.; Sorice, G.; Terrizzi, A.; Barbanera, M.; Pesce, G.L.
Minerva Chirurgica 35(3): 167-170
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4733 PMID: 7374976 Document Number: 166285
Haemorrhoid cryosurgery in 528 cases operated since the University of Genoa Colon and Rectum Diseases Centre opened is illustrated. It is shown that the complete success of this technique is dependent on careful preoperative assessment, adoption of a suitable method, and proper post-operative management. An analysis of these three parameters is followed by a description of the immediate and 1-yr follow-up results observed in the reported series. The soundness of the method is asserted. Stress is laid on the fact that cryosurgery offers a valid alternative to conventional surgical methods, provided its indications are strictly adhered to.