External hemorrhoidal thrombosis in the elderly patients: conservative and surgical management

Background null External hemorrhoidal thrombosis is a common disease with an acute anal pain as the major symptom. It is astonishing the lack of studies which investigates the most effective treatment and there are not guidelines. Furthermore, nobody has ever evaluated this peculiar condition in an elderly population. null Methods null We have considered 87 patients aged >75 years who were visited and treated for this condition in our clinic,...