Tech Coloproctol 2022 Jan 27;26(1):53-60. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Neihu District, Section 2, Cheng-Kong Rd, No. 325, Taipei, 114, Taiwan, ROC.
Background: Hemorrhoidectomy is the standard procedure for treating high-grade hemorrhoids. However, postoperative pain usually causes patients to delay or refuse surgical treatment. Because maximal resting pressure in the internal anal sphincter plays a major role in post-hemorrhoidectomy pain, Botulinum toxin injections have been proposed to reduce it. Read More