After a complete examination and small cleansing enema, a rubber band is placed around each hemorrhoid. This cuts off the circulation to that hemorrhoid and within a few days the hemorrhoid and the rubber band fall off. The patient may experience a feeling of fullness in the rectum following the procedure, but this usually disappears within a day or two. Occasionally the patient requires medication for discomfort. This technique has been so successful that it can replace surgery in up to 80 percent of cases.
Surgical hemorrhoidectomy can be highly effective when used for the proper indications.
This requires a two or three day hospitalization. Usually, the patient's only regret with this procedure is that he or she procrastinated so long before surgical intervention. Dr. Corman received both his A.B. and M.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He served his internship and surgical residency at Boston City Hospital and was a Senior Registrar and visiting lecturer at the University of Leeds in England. He also served as Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School.