Haemorrhoidal artery ligation versus rubber band ligation for the management of symptomatic second-degree and third-degree haemorrhoids (HubBLe): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Background Optimum surgical intervention for low-grade haemorrhoids is unknown. Haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) has been proposed as an efficacious, safe therapy while rubber band ligation (RBL) is a commonly used outpatient treatment. We compared recurrence after HAL versus RBL in patients w...

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Main Authors: Brown, Steven R., Tiernan, James P., Watson, Angus J.M., Biggs, Katie, Shephard, Neil, Wailoo, Allan J., Bradburn, Mike, Alshreef, Abualbishr, Hind, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40201/
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http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40201/1/Artery%20PIIS0140673616305840.pdf