EHE offers significantly reduced discomfort during both the procedure and recovery period when compared to traditional surgery. Valley News/Courtesy image
Devin Zarkowsky MD FACSSpecial to Valley NewsHemorrhoidal disease is a common and often debilitating condition affecting millions of people in the United States. Traditionally, hemorrhoids have been treated through invasive surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia and uncomfortable trans-anal suture ligation, but more recently, endovascular hemorrhoid embolization (EHE) has emerged as a less intrusive alternative. A clinical trial study – the highest level of evidence in medicine – published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, “Embolization of the Superior Rectal Arteries versus Closed Hemorrhoidectomy (Ferguson Technique) in the Treatment of Hemorrhoidal Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial” highlights the benefits of this technique, demonstrat
