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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2019; 11(3): 117-121
Published online Mar 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i3.117
Classification and guidelines of hemorrhoidal disease: Present and future
Michele Rubbini, Simona Ascanelli
Michele Rubbini, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy
Simona Ascanelli, Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant’anna, Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy
Author contributions: The authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
Supported by: Fondo Incentivazione per la Ricerca (FIR), University of Ferrara, Italy.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Michele Rubbini, MD, PhD, Academic Fellow, Associate Professor, Director, Programma di Chirurgia Coloproctologica, Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro, 8 Cona, Ferrara 44121, Italy. rbb@unife.it
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Received: March 8, 2019
Peer-review started: March 11, 2019
First decision: March 19, 2019
Revised: March 19, 2019
Accepted: March 20, 2019
Article in press: March 20, 2019
Published online: March 27, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: Hemorroidal disease is a common pathological entity, matter of discussion with regard to classification and guidelines. After a critical examination of these, a methodological proposal is shared to achieve a new classification, which plays a part in forming a new guideline for hemorrhoidal disease, identifying its evolution, dynamism of the prolapse, symptomatology, enteropathogenesis and gender characteristics.