01731nam a22001577a 4500001001300000003000400013005001700017008004100034245013400075520119900209580006401408650001601472700003601488700002501524700002401549D0001J000638DOH20210515121949.0210515b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d00aAmbulatory treatment of hemorrhoids by rubber band ligation : bA 4-year review /cLiza Marie Almendras-Bautista [and two others]3 aIn the last 20 years, a variety of outpatient procedures have been introduced in the management of symptomatic hemorrhoids, and the current trend of treatment is non-operative. Rubber band ligation, as a treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoids has been practiced in Makati Medical Center since the latter half of the past decade. This retrospective study reviews the results, and aims to assess the efficiency and feasibility of performing rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids on an outpatient basis at Makati Medical Center. Results. A total of 103 rubber band ligation procedures in 36 patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids were performend from October 1999 to July 2003. The success rate of the procedure was 99 percent and the overall treatment failure rate was less than 1 percent. Complications such as bleeding and post ligation pain were not significant. Conclusion. Rubber band ligation as treatment for hemorrhoidal pathology achieves results similar to traditional methods. The procedure can be done on an outpatient setting, is relatively painless with satisfactory control of the disease and allows the patient to resume normal activity immediately, making it cost effective. (Author)  a

Makati Medical Center Proceedings, 2004 (18) pages  32-38 2aHemorrhoids1 aAlmendras-Bautista, Liza Marie 1 aMagsanoc, Carlos M. 1 aMaria, Arlene Sta.