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In Japan, a new type of sclerotherapy termed ALTA (aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid) injection therapy has recently been introduced. The objectives of this study were to determine whether the presence or absence of antithrombotic treatment (AT) affected the efficacy rate or the occurrence of complications associated with ALTA injection sclerotherapy. This study was a case-matched study of 37 patients who underwent ALTA therapy to treat hemorrhoids between 2007 and 2009. Each AT patient was matched for age and degree of hemorrhoids with a control non-AT patient. In each of the subgroups, the therapeutic efficacy of ALTA therapy was evaluated by comparing an assessment completed before therapy with an assessment completed 6 months after therapy. The efficacy in patients with bleeding did not differ between the two groups (P = 0.074). The efficacy in patients with prolapse was significantly lower in the AT group than in the non-AT group (P = 0.013). The two groups did not differ significantly in the occurrence of complications (P = 0.450). Among patients with hemorrhoids receiving AT, ALTA injection sclerotherapy is recommended for those in whom it is difficult to discontinue AT.

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T Yano, T Nogaki, M Asano, S Tanaka, K Kawakami, Y Matsuda. Outcomes of case-matched injection sclerotherapy with a new agent for hemorrhoids in patients treated with or without blood thinners. Surgery today. 2013 Aug;43(8):854-8

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PMID: 23052752

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