Keywords: Internal hemorrhoids,
Rubber band ligation, Sclerotherapy, Symptoms severity score.
One should listen to the patient and try
Rubber Band Ligation first and if it does not work then do Hemorrhoidectomy.
The patients were randomly subjected to Daflon or
Rubber Band Ligation depending on their choice, after discussing the advantages and disadvantages of both methods with them.
Rubber band ligation versus haemorrhoidectomy for prolapsing haemorrhoids: a long term prospective clinical trial.
At 3 months of follow up
rubber band ligation cured 76(72.
Systematic review of randomized trials comparing
rubber band ligation with excisional haemorrhoidectomy.
Rubber band ligation works best on first-and second-degree hemororhoids.
Rubber band ligation is one of the most common surgical procedures today, with an estimated 50,000,000 procedures performed annually, worldwide.
First and second degree patients were given Sclerotherapy, first, second and third degree patients treated with
rubber band ligation on an outpatient basis.
A study comparing
rubber band ligation, in which a latex band is used to cut off blood flow to the symptomatic hemorrhoid, to the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) for high-grade hemorrhoids showed that it is a viable option for patients wishing to avoid surgery.
Cataldo added that with the success of
rubber band ligation, "about 1% of the people who come to my office actually get a hemorrhoidectomy.
Rubber Band Ligation is one of the most common surgical procedures today with an estimated 50,000,000 procedures annually.