title: Treatment of haemorrhoids with rubber band ligation.
abstract: Over a 2-year period 52 patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids were treated by rubber band ligation using a Baron haemorrhoidal ligator. Of a total of 123 haemorrhoids 94 resolved after the initial procedure, 17 required a second treatment before resolution, and 12 required a third treatment. In spite of physical resolution of all haemorrhoids treated, 6 patients still had symptoms, although 5 of these reported an improvement. Symptoms which appeared after ligation in 7 cases were of a minor nature and disappeared without further therapy. The procedure is recommended as first-line treatment for symptomatic haemorrhoids.
mesh_terms: D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D012408:Rubber
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber