Rubber band ligation for 750 cases of symptomatic hemorrhoids out of 2200 cases

Abstract

RBL is a simple, safe and effective method for treating symptomatic second and third degree hemorrhoids as an out patient procedure with significant improvement in quality of life. RBL doesn't alter ano-rectal functions.

Comparative Study of Staging Rubber Band Ligation (RBL) and Hemorrhoidectomy in Treatment of Forth Degree Hemorrhoids

“…These results are comparable to 66% to 82% cure rate reported by others (9,12,16,17) The most significant difference found between these two groups was postoperative pain. During the first postoperative week the differences in pain reported were statistically significant between the two groups.…”

“…Other most common symptoms among this group of patients were bleeding followed by pain, discharge and pruritus. This finding is similar to others {Longman, 2006, A prospective study of outcome from rubber band ligation of piles} (4,6,9).…”

“…Now it is the procedure of choice for patients who did not respond to office-based procedures or who unable to tolerate these procedures, grade three or four hemorrhoids, or patients with substantial external skin tags (5). Rubber band ligation is also widely used because it is a safe and effective method, involves less postoperative pain, and causes a quick recovery (9,(11)(12)(13). Complications are mostly minor.…”

“…There are different modalities to treat hemorrhoidal disease, but there is no perfect technique to treat this disease, although many studies have been performed to compare these techniques (9).…”

Tratamento da doença hemorroidária com ligadura elástica: estudo prospectivo com 59 pacientes

“…Tais mé-todos não cirúrgicos induzem a uma fibrose tecidual com posterior fixação do coxim hemorroidário. Também incluída nesse último grupo está a técnica da ligadura elástica (LE) 1,2 . A técnica da LE foi primeiro descrita por Blaisdell (1958), mas só tornou-se popular após Barron (1964), em Detroit, aperfeiçoá-la com um aparelho modificado.…”