Postpartum anal mass / haemorrhoid

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Teaching point

Postpartum haemorrhoids: painful thrombosed external pile <72 h and severe -> consider excision; otherwise conservative (topical analgesia/lidocaine, steroid, stool softeners, sitz baths). Painless prolapse -> conservative +/- band ligation.

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