01779nam a22001817a 4500 D0001J000638 DOH 20210515121949.0 210515b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Ambulatory treatment of hemorrhoids by rubber band ligation : A 4-year review / Liza Marie Almendras-Bautista [and two others] In 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) Makati Medical Center Proceedings, 2004 (18) pages 32-38 Hemorrhoids Almendras-Bautista, Liza Marie Magsanoc, Carlos M. Maria, Arlene Sta. BK 4667 4667 0 0 nlm 0 0 DOHCL DOHCL ElectronicRes 2021-05-15 0 J000638 D0001J000638 2021-05-15 00:00:00 2021-05-15 BK