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Rubber band ligation was used in 160 patients with internal hemorrhoids; 43 of them also had rectal anterior mucosal prolapse; 13 had prolapse alone. Two thirds of the patients underwent a single rubber band ligation and one third a double rubber band ligation in one session without anesthesia. Ninety-four required repeated ligations. A follow-up of 25±16 months (mean ± SD) was carried out in 153 of them. Rubber band ligation was followed by prolonged bleeding in six patients and severe pain requiring removal of the rubber band in 12 patients. The complication rate decreased significantly (P<.05) in the last 80 patients. Compared with multiple ligation, single rubber band ligation in one sitting was followed by a lower compliction rate (P<.01). Long-term results were good in 71 percent of the patients. (A formal hemorrhoidectomy was needed within two years in 6 percent.) A significantly lower recurrence rate of 9 percent was noted in those with normal bowel habits, when compared with constipated subjects whose symptoms recurred in 85 percent (P<.001). Constipation seems to be a predictable factor in worsening the outcome of rubber band ligation. Rubber band ligation is followed by a lower complication rate when performed in a single ligation.
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Mattana, C., Maria, G. & Pescatori, M. Rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids and rectal mucosal prolapse in constipated patients. Dis Colon Rectum 32, 372–374 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563684
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