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,
Olanrewaju Solomon Balogun,
Adedapo Olumide Osinowo,
Adedoyin Adekunle Adesanya,
John Taiwo 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) - polidocanol , medicine , sclerotherapy , complication , surgery
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.