Ahmed Lutful Moben¹, Rokshana Begum², Sheikh Mohammad Noor E Alam³, Md. Abdur Rahim⁴, Omar Faruque Sadman⁵, Md Abdur Rahman⁶, Nasif Shahriar⁷, Nadia Binte Nasir⁷, Nirupoma Das⁷, Taslima Akter Lima⁷, Tasnim Mahmud⁸, Musarrat Mahtab⁹, Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar¹⁰ and Mamun Al Mahtab¹¹*

¹Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
²Department of Hepatology, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
³Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁴Department of Hepatology, International Medical College, Gazipur, Bangladesh
⁵Department of Anesthesia, Square Hospital Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁶Department of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁷Farabi General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁸Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁹Department of Biochemistry, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
¹⁰Ehime University, Ehime, Japan, Oita University, Oita, Japan and Miyakawa Memorial Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
¹¹Interventional Hepatology Division, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

*Corresponding Author: Mamun Al Mahtab, Professor, Head, Interventional Hepatology Division, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Received: March 03, 2025; Published: April 15, 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Haemorrhoids represent arterio-venous communication in the anal canal and is a common cause of fresh bleeding per rectum globally with worldwide prevalence.

Methods: There are varied modalities of treatment of haemorrhoids including medical, non-surgical interventions and surgical ones. Rubber band ligation is a non-surgical endoscopic modality for haemorrhoids management.

Results: Among our 664 patients who underwent rubber band ligation for haemorrhoids, 48% patients remained symptom-free and 75% improved over a 6 month to 1 year follow up period. Complications were few with post-procedural pain in 20% being the most common one. All complications were conservatively managed.

Conclusions: We conclude that rubber band ligation is a safe, effective, patient friendly, cost-effective non-invasive treatment approach for haemorrhoid management.

 Keywords: Haemorrhoids; Rubber Band Ligation

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Citation

Citation: Mamun Al Mahtab., et al. “Rubber Band Ligation for Management of Haemorrhoids: A Large Series from Bangladesh”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.5 (2025): 85-88.

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