Injection sclerotherapy is most effective for internal hemorrhoids,especially for patients with bleeding.Howev-er,traditional sclerotherapy via anoscope may cause iatrogenic risk and complications due to misplaced inj...Injection sclerotherapy is most effective for internal hemorrhoids,especially for patients with bleeding.Howev-er,traditional sclerotherapy via anoscope may cause iatrogenic risk and complications due to misplaced injections.[1]The flexible endoscopic sclerotherapy for internal hemorrhoids using a short needle without cap assistant was first reported in 1991 in the United States.[2]The flexible endoscopic injection using a short needle with cap assistant was reported in 2014 in Japan.[3]Cap-assisted endoscopic sclerotherapy(CAES)primarily using a long needle was reported in 2015[4]as an emerging flexible endoscopic therapy,and has been widely used for internal hemorrhoids and some prolapse in China.A panel of experts aimed to develop expert recommendations for CAES and derived guidelines on the key issues in hemorrhoidal disease,including rationale,new positioning methods for anus,indications,contraindications,techniques,post-procedure management,and core outcome set for evaluation[Figure 1].展开更多
基金the Nanjing Medical University Fan Daiming Research Funds for Holistic Integrative Medicine.the Tianyu Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd and China Gut Conference for the meeting.
文摘Injection sclerotherapy is most effective for internal hemorrhoids,especially for patients with bleeding.Howev-er,traditional sclerotherapy via anoscope may cause iatrogenic risk and complications due to misplaced injections.[1]The flexible endoscopic sclerotherapy for internal hemorrhoids using a short needle without cap assistant was first reported in 1991 in the United States.[2]The flexible endoscopic injection using a short needle with cap assistant was reported in 2014 in Japan.[3]Cap-assisted endoscopic sclerotherapy(CAES)primarily using a long needle was reported in 2015[4]as an emerging flexible endoscopic therapy,and has been widely used for internal hemorrhoids and some prolapse in China.A panel of experts aimed to develop expert recommendations for CAES and derived guidelines on the key issues in hemorrhoidal disease,including rationale,new positioning methods for anus,indications,contraindications,techniques,post-procedure management,and core outcome set for evaluation[Figure 1].