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MINI REVIEW article
Front. Med.
Sec. Gastroenterology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1530981
This article is part of the Research Topic Haemorrhoidal Disease: Old solutions and future perspectives Volume II View all 4 articles
Superselective Superior Rectal Artery Embolization in the Treatment of Hemorrhoidal Disease
Provisionally accepted- Department of Tuina, Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Futian), Shenzhen, China
Hemorrhoids are a prevalent and benign anal disorder for which minimally invasive treatments are increasingly preferred. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guideline (2010) recommends hemorrhoidal artery ligation as a treatment option for hemorrhoidal disease.Superior rectal artery embolization (SRAE) leverages this principle by using digital subtraction angiography to precisely identify and superselectively embolize the arteries supplying the hemorrhoidal region. This procedure has demonstrated favorable clinical outcomes. SRAE is minimally invasive, painless, preserves the anal sphincter and normal anal anatomy, and offers a quick recovery, establishing it as an effective minimally invasive surgical option. As a result, this technique has gained increasing clinical recognition and adoption. This article examines the efficacy and safety of superselective SRAE for hemorrhoidal disease.
Keywords: superior rectal artery embolization, Hemorrhoidal disease, Endovascular intervention, Minimally invasive procedure, hemorrhoidal bleeding
Received: 19 Nov 2024; Accepted: 14 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Jiang, Fan, Tang, Xu and Wu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Wenjiang Wu, Department of Tuina, Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Futian), Shenzhen, China
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