CRYOHAEMORRHOIDECTOMY A REVIEW OF 300 CASES.

Three hundred patients, comprising of 210 men and 90 women, with internal haemorrhoids (grade I and II) were subjected to cryosurgery. There was good destruction of piles in 270 (90%) patients while in 30 (10%) patients residual pile mass was present requiring further treatment The result was compared with 100 patients of grade II haemorrhoids who underwent formal haemorrhoidectomy during the same period. It was observed that rate of complications was lower in those who underwent cryosurgery.