[Clinical observation on anal pendant expansion after PPH of mixed hemorrhoid treated with acupuncture at Xialiao (BL 34) and Changqiang (GV 1)].

OBJECTIVE: To compare the difference in the clinical efficacy on anal pendant expansion after PPH (procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids) of mixed hemorrhoid between acupuncture at Xialiao (BL 34) and Chang-qiang (GV 1) and oral administration of diosmin. METHODS: arrival, and the treatment was given once a day, totally for 7 days. In the control group, diosmin tablets had been prescribed for oral administration since the 1st day, 0.9 g each time, twice a day, totally for 7 days. The degree, persistent time and the pain score of anal pendant expansion were compared on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th days after PPH between the two groups and the efficacy was evaluated. RESULTS: <0.05]. CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture at Xialiao (BL 34) and Changqiang (GV 1) achieves the superior efficacy on anal pendant expansion after PPH of mixed hemorrhoids as compared with diosmin tablets.