Abstract
An anatomically based method for the surgical treatment of thrombosed external hemorrhoids has been described. It involves a circumferential incision over the thrombosed hemorrhoidal sinus and removes the thrombi from involved veins.
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Grosz, C.R. A surgical treatment of thrombosed external hemorrhoids. Dis Colon Rectum 33, 249–250 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02134191
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