A 47-year-old member asked:
Is a colorectal surgeon or proctologist needed for hemorrhoids?
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Dr. Addagada Rao answered
55 years experience in General Surgery
Yes: General surgeons, colorectal surgeons proctologists are all trained to do hemorrhoids. Ask your family doctor , will advise you whom to see, .
Answered on Jan 20, 2017
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen answered
28 years experience in Colon and Rectal Surgery
No: An old term. Most are colorectal surgeons who treat all diseases of the colon and rectum. Ansl and abdominal surgery. Colonoscopy.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kim Kuhar answered
33 years experience in Internal Medicine
Primary: He may not need surgery so he should see his primary.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Sample answered
23 years experience in General Surgery
Surgery, or not: We all have hemorrhoids. Unfortunately, in some of us, hemorrhoidal tissue can become inflamed and/or bleed. Internal hemorrhoids tend to bleed. The t ... Read More
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Philip Junglas answered
29 years experience in Internal Medicine
Yes.: While they may not routinely focus on the prostate portion of the exam, it would be something they could feel with the digital exam. Prostate size is ... Read More
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