You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am in need of a hemorrhoidectomy. The specialist I saw is ...

Stapling of hemorrhoids -- a relatively new and increasingly popular procedure -- is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and prolapse than conventional hemorrhoid removal surgery, ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- A hemorrhoid removal procedure that’s touted as painless in more than 98 percent of cases and requires no hospital stay is winning praise from area physicians. Dr. Steve Orleans, a ...

Hemorrhoids are normal vascular cushions that help with continence but become problematic when swollen or prolapsed. Internal hemorrhoids are graded I–IV based on how much they protrude from the anus.