MANAGEMENT OF GRADE I AND II HEMORRHOID BY SCLEROSANT INJECTION – A STUDY OF 100 CASES

For as long as man has been blessed with an anus, it is fair to assume that he has also been doubly blessed with haemorrhoids1 Haemorrhoids are one of the most common ailments to afflict mankind. Haemorrhoids have been defined differently over the years from oversimplified definition of varicosities of haemorrhoidal plexus to the more recently as specialized highly vascular cushions of discrete masses of thick submucosa containing blood vessels, smooth muscles, elastic and connective tissue which may slide down due to breakage of collagen and anchoring supporting connective tissue. The aetiology is still hypothesized as erect posture, constipation, straining during defecation, sedentary work, diet low in fibres, heredity and high resting anal pressure