Caring for Patients with Hemorrhoids: From the General Population to SCI

Robert Cutler, MD

Presented by Robert Cutler, MD | Board-Certified Proctologist

Objectives:

  • Participants will gain a practical, clinically relevant understanding of hemorrhoidal disease across patient populations, including spinal cord injury (SCI).
  • Understand the prevalence and risk factors of hemorrhoids, including why patients with SCI are at increased risk
  • Differentiate the four types of hemorrhoids and recognize key symptoms such as bleeding, pain, soiling, prolapse, and thrombosis
  • Evaluate symptom severity vs. clinical grading and recognize patterns of underreporting
  • Compare hemorrhoidal disease in the general population vs. SCI patients
  • Review evidence-based management approaches, including conservative care and when procedural intervention may be required
  • Apply clinical pearls to improve patient comfort, outcomes, and quality of life