Long-term results of rubber-band ligation for second-degree haemorrhoids: a prospective study
โ Scribed by I. Kanellos; I. Goulimaris; I. Vakalis; I. Dadoukis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 33 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1123-6337
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## Abstract Eighty patients with prolapsing haemorrhoids, randomly treated by either rubber band ligation (n = 39) or haemorrhoidectomy (n = 41), were assessed 12 and 42 months after treatment. Thirty-eight patients in each group presented with rectal bleeding. Twelve months later, 36 in the rubber
## Summary One hundred patients with second- or third-degree haemorrhoids were randomly allocated to haemorrhoidectomy (50) or rubber band ligation (50). Forty-two in each group presented with rectal bleeding; haemorrhoidectomy relieved 36 and rubber band ligation relieved 31 of this symptom. All p