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
(2016)
Journal Article
Brown, S. R., Tiernan, J. P., Watson, A. J., Biggs, K., Shephard, N., Wailoo, A. J., Bradburn, M., Alshreef, A., & Hind, D. (2016). 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. Lancet, 388(10042), 356-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2816%2930584-0
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 comp...
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