ObjectiveTo summarize the research progression of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation in the treatment of hemorrhoids.
MethodsThe related literatures in recent years were reviewed, and to investigate the operation principle, operation process, the indications and effects, and existing problems of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation.
ResultsThe surgical principle of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation make use of Doppler ultrasound looking for hemorrhoidal artery, and ligation it directly.It's best indication is Ⅱ or Ⅲ degree hemorrhoids or mixed hemorrhoid with grade Ⅰ or Ⅲ mainly, especially for bleeding hemorrhoids disease curative effect is better.This surgical method has lots of advantages, such as less invasive, quick recovery, and low incidence of complications.But it is no significant treatment effect for the external hemorrhoids, therefore, the procedure does not apply to external hemo-rrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids dominated by external hemorrhoids.
ConclusionsDoppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation has the advantage of minimally invasive, it is a safe and effective treatment for Ⅱ and Ⅲ degree internal hemorr-hoids or Ⅱ and Ⅲ degree mixed hemorrhoids dominated by internal hemorrhoids.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical efficacy of polidocanol foam sclerotherapy and to establish a reliable evidence base for its application in the treatment of hemorrhoids. MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, Chongqing VIP, and the Chinese Medical Journal Full-text Database for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from January 1, 2000 to December 1, 2024. Included patients were assigned to either an intervention group group (treated with polidocanol foam sclerotherapy) or a control group (receiving other interventions). Data from the included studies were pooled and analyzed using a meta-analysis model in Review Manager 5.4 software. The primary outcomes were the clinical cure rate, postoperative recurrence rate, and incidence of postoperative bleeding. The secondary outcomes were the pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score and the incidence of severe postoperative pain. ResultsA total of 12 RCTs involving 1 380 patients with hemorrhoids were included. The pooled results demonstrated that, compared to the control group, the intervention group showed a significantly higher clinical cure rate [RR (95%CI)=1.36 (1.26, 1.47)], as well as lower postoperative recurrence rate [RR (95%CI)=0.43 (0.29, 0.65)] and postoperative bleeding rate [RR (95%CI)=0.75 (0.60, 0.93)]. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of postoperative pain VAS score [WMD (95%CI) =–0.53 (–1.15, 0.09)] or the incidence of severe postoperative pain [RR (95%CI)=0.81 (0.34, 1.94)]. ConclusionPolidocanol foam sclerotherapy demonstrates superior clinical efficacy in terms of clinical cure rate, postoperative recurrence rate, and postoperative bleeding rate, confirming its effectiveness as a treatment for hemorrhoids.