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Abstract
Issue Title: Special issue with the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery clinical guidelines for the treatment of hemorrhoids, early colorectal cancer, anal fistula, pilonidal sinus, diverticulitis and IBD
Hemorrhoids are one of the most common medical and surgical diseases and the main reason for a visit to a coloproctologist. This consensus statement was drawn up by the Italian society of colorectal surgery in order to provide practice parameters for an accurate assessment of the disease and consequent appropriate treatment. The authors made a careful search in the main databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane), and all results were classified on the basis of the grade of recommendation (A-C) of the American College of Chest Physicians.