ArticleClinical endoscopy2019
Effectiveness of Endoscopic Sclerotherapy with Aluminum Potassium Sulfate and Tannic Acid as a Non-Surgical Treatment for Internal Hemorrhoids.
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- Sclerotherapy for hemorrhoidal disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Pooled it
- Latest Research Trends on the Management of Hemorrhoids.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2025Review
- Shifting Paradigms in Hemorrhoid Management: The Emergence and Impact of Cap-Assisted Endoscopic Sclerotherapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Sclerotherapy in Hemorrhoids.The Indian journal of surgery · 2023Review
- Aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid (ALTA) sclerotherapy complicating laparoscopic low anterior resection of rectal cancer: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
- Progress in Endoscopic Treatment of Hemorrhoids.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2020Review
- Gluteal-fold flap repair of rectovaginal fistula caused by aluminum potassium sulfate hydrate-tannic acid injection for internal hemorrhoids: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2020Article
- Endoscopic Sclerotherapy with Aluminum Potassium Sulfate and Tannic Acid: An Effective and Less Invasive Strategy for Internal Hemorrhoids.Clinical endoscopy · 2019Article
- Cap-assisted endoscopic sclerotherapy for internal hemorrhoids: technique protocol and study design for a multi-center randomized controlled trial.Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopyArticle
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Abstract
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aimsSclerotherapy with aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid (ALTA) has a potent effect on internal hemorrhoids. In this retrospective study, we compared the effects of endoscopic ALTA therapy and standard ALTA therapy.
methodsWe investigated patients who underwent treatment for internal hemorrhoids at our institution between 2014 and 2016. They were divided into a standard ALTA group (n=33, treated using proctoscopy) and an endoscopic ALTA group (n=48). We compared the clinical findings between the 2 groups.
resultsThere were no intergroup differences in background factors. The mean ALTA dose was 21.9±7.2 mL and 17.8±3.4 mL in the standard and endoscopic ALTA groups, respectively (p<0.01). Adverse events occurred in 4 patients (12.1%) from the standard ALTA group and 6 patients (12.5%) from the endoscopic ALTA group. In both groups, the patients reported good satisfaction with the therapeutic effect at 1 month after the procedure. Hemorrhoids recurred in 2 patients (6.3%) from the standard ALTA group and 4 patients (8.3%) from the endoscopic ALTA group.
conclusionEndoscopic ALTA sclerotherapy is equivalent to standard ALTA therapy in terms of efficacy, adverse events, and recurrence. Therefore, it is a useful non-surgical option for patients with internal hemorrhoids who prefer a less invasive treatment.
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