Open AccessComparison of rubber band ligation with 3% polidocanol injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of internal haemorrhoids at a Nigerian tertiary hospital
Author(s) -
Ayomide Makanjuola,
OlanrewajuSolomon Balogun,
AdedapoOlumide Osinowo,
AdedoyinAdekunle Adesanya,
JohnTaiwo da Rocha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_232_20
Subject(s) - medicine , polidocanol , sclerotherapy , surgery , complication
The surgical treatment of internal haemorrhoids is yet to be fully elucidated. Rubber band ligation (RBL) and injection sclerotherapy (IS) are less invasive alternative day-case treatment options with lower morbidity than excisional haemorrhoidectomy.
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