Adequate training in the management of anorectal disease is important to perform this procedure. Therefore, surgical training is necessary to manage hemorrhoidal disease. Both of the latter sources of information result in a consensus that is recorded in the form of these Guidelines. The consensus addresses the range of acceptable clinical practice and should not be construed as a standard of care. These Guidelines require periodic revision to ensure that clinicians utilize procedures appropriately but the reader must realize that clinicaljudgmentt may justify a course of action outside of the recommendations contained herein.
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