Patients With Hemorrhoids Referred to a Surgical Specialist Department

Karolinska Institute

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hemorrhoids

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01706601

2010/1108-31/1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hemorrhoids is the most common disease in rectum with a prevalence of 30 % of population. This means that many patients are referred to surgical specialist reception with diagnosis hemorrhoidal disease. The aim of this study is to describe population of patients with hemorrhoidal disease that are referred to a specialised colorectal unit and to determine what treatment they are given at a general practitioner as well as in colorectal unit.

Enrollment: 800 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all patients with diagnosis hemorrhoidal disease that are referred to a surgical specialist department

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

800 participants in 1 patient group

Hemorrhoids

Description:

Patient with hemorrhoids