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  • Hemorrhoidectomy for hemorrhoids

    09/29/08, Healthwise

    Hemorrhoidectomy is surgery to remove hemorrhoids. You will be given general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia so that you will not feel pain.

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  • Is Gluten Really to Blame?

    06/04/07, Johns Hopkins University

    Before starting a gluten-free diet, I suggest that you undergo tests for celiac disease.

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  • Hemorrhoids - Treatment Overview

    09/29/08, Healthwise

    Most hemorrhoids can be treated with simple changes to diet and bowel habits. Most do not require surgery or other treatment unless the hemorrhoids are very large and painful. For home care and prevention tips, see the Home Treatment

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  • Injection sclerotherapy for hemorrhoids

    10/10/06, Healthwise

    Injection sclerotherapy is a medical procedure used to treat small internal hemorrhoids. This fixative procedure uses a chemical that scars the tissues and cuts off the hemorrhoids' blood supply.

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  • Hemorrhoids - Surgery

    09/29/08, Healthwise

    Most hemorrhoids do not require surgery. It is usually considered only for severe hemorrhoids.

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  • Hemorrhoids - Other Treatment

    09/29/08, Healthwise

    Many people who have hemorrhoids find relief from symptoms through home treatment. See the Home Treatment section of this topic for more information. If medical treatment is necessary, fixative procedures are the most widely used nonsurgi

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  • Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery for gallstones

    08/02/07, Healthwise

    Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) removes the gallbladder and gallstones through several small incisions in the abdomen. The surgeon inflates your abdomen with air or carbon dioxide in order to see clearly.

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  • Open gallbladder surgery for gallstones

    08/02/07, Healthwise

    In open gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy), the surgeon removes the gallbladder through a single, large incision in the abdomen. You will need general anesthesia, and the surgery lasts 1 to 2 hours. The surgeon will make the incisi

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  • Gallbladder cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]

    05/16/08, Healthwise

    This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of gallbladder cancer. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Adult Tre

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  • Peptic Ulcer Disease - Other Treatment

    01/07/08, Healthwise

    There is no other treatment available for uncomplicated peptic ulcers at this time.

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