T Higuero, L Abramowitz, A Castinel, N Fathallah, P Hemery, C Laclotte Duhoux, F Pigot, H Pillant-Le Moult, A Senéjoux, L Siproudhis, G Staumont, J M Suduca, B Vinson-Bonnet
Hemorrhoids are a common medical problem that is often considered as benign. The French Society of Colo-Proctology (Société nationale française de colo-proctologie [SNFCP]) recently revised its recommendations for the management of hemorrhoids (last issued in 2001), based on the literature and consensual expert opinion. We present a short report of these recommendations. Briefly, medical treatment, including dietary fiber, should always be proposed in first intention and instrumental treatment only if medical treatment fails, except in grade ≥III prolapse...
June 2016: Journal of Visceral Surgery