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Endoscopic treatment of internal hemorrhoids by use of a bipolar system
Hemorrhoids occur in 4% of the population and are identified in 39% to 45% of colonoscopies.1 Internal hemorrhoids have been categorized further according to the Banov classification, which has grades I to IV. Although grades III and IV have typically been managed surgically, grades I and II can be treated by endoscopic means.1-3Cholangioscopic appearance after radiofrequency ablation of cholangiocarcinoma
An estimated 39,000 cases of cholangiocarcinoma (CC) were diagnosed in the United States in 2016.1 Of the patients with diagnoses of CC, two-thirds are unable to undergo surgical resection and require locoregional therapy.2,3 Given the ever-rising prevalence of this condition and the intimate involvement of the advanced endoscopist in the care of these patients, intraductal therapies have arisen, which may serve an important role in the care of CC.
