JANUARY 21, 2019

Hemorrhoid Disease and the Role of the Gastroenterologist

Hemorrhoid Disease and the Role of the Gastroenterologist

Waqar Qureshi, MD, FRCP, FASGE, FACG
Professor of Medicine and Clinical Director of Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Dr. Qureshi reported no relevant financial conflicts of interest.

Patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids frequently present to family physicians and gastroenterologists. Until recently, hemorrhoid disease was thought of as primarily a surgical problem.

Internal hemorrhoids are the most common cause of