The treatment of haemorrhoids by rubber band ligation at St Mark's hospital

The treatment of haemorrhoids by rubber band ligation at St Mark's hospital

Two hundred and ninety-five patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids were treated by rubber band ligation as out-patients at St Mark's Hospital, London, between April 1972 and December 1975. Follow-up was possible in 260 patients of whom two-thirds were satisfied with the outcome: 69 patients had...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1980-12, Vol.56 (662), p.847-849
Hauptverfasser: Jeffery, P. J., Ritchie, S. M., Miller, W., Hawley, P. R.
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Sprache:eng
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Ambulatory Care - methods
Hemorrhoids - drug therapy
Hemorrhoids - therapy
Humans
Ligation
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Zusammenfassung:Two hundred and ninety-five patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids were treated by rubber band ligation as out-patients at St Mark's Hospital, London, between April 1972 and December 1975. Follow-up was possible in 260 patients of whom two-thirds were satisfied with the outcome: 69 patients had residual symptoms for which no treatment had been sought. Nineteen patients eventually required a haemorrhoidectomy.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.56.662.847