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- Occur when internal/external hemorrhoidal plexuses become engorged, prolapse, thrombosed
- Bleeding
- Usually limited (surface of stool, on toilet tissue, at end of defecation)
- Passage of blood clots requires that colonic lesions are ruled-out
- Usually limited (surface of stool, on toilet tissue, at end of defecation)
Risk Factors
- Constipation and straining at stool
- Frequent diarrhea
- Older age
- IBD