Hemorrhoid
Status Post Rubber Band Ligation for Internal...
Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid. Candidates for this method are patients with 2nd...
Status Post Rubber Band Ligation for Internal...
Retroflexed image and video clip. Rubber band ligation is followed by a lower complication rate when performed in a single ligation
Status Post Rubber Band Ligation for Internal...
This 60 year-old lady who two days previously undergone a rubber band treatment for internal hemorrhoids, a colonoscopy was performed finding this image, immediately after the colonoscopy a second...
Status Post Rubber Band for Hemorrhoids
RBL of hemorrhoids is a widely used method for the treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoids. Removal of the hemorrhoidal tissue, development of fibroconnective tissue at the point of the ligation, fixation...
Rubber Band Ligation of Hemorrhoids (3 of 3)
Retroflexed Image. In 1954, Blaisdel invented the first automatic ligator of hemorrhoids, which was modified by Barron in 1962. From that time, the ligation of hemorrhoids is widely used as an alternative...
Rubber Band Ligation of Hemorrhoids (2 of 3)
Endoscopic View of Rubber Band Ligation for Internal Hemorrhoids The band causes the hemorrhoid to wither and drop off painlessly. The treatment is usually applied to one hemorrhoid at a time at...
Rubber Band Ligation of Hemorrhoids (1 of 3)
Rubber Band Ligation - This procedure involves placing a small rubber band at the base of the internal hemorrhoid. The band cuts off blood supply to the hemorrhoid, causing it to shrivel up and fall...
Internal Hemorrhoids (5 of 5)
This colonoscopic view of internal hemorrhoids is appreciated using a magnifying colonoscope. Most clinicians use the grading system proposed by Banov et al in 1985, which classifies internal hemorrhoids...
Internal Hemorrhoids (4 of 5)
Hemorrhoids are one of the most frequent anorectal disorders encountered in the primary care settings. They are the most common cause of bleeding per rectum and are responsible for considerable patient...
Internal Hemorrhoids (4 of 5)
Another image and video clip of internal hemorrhoids. Although hemorrhoids are very common, their true prevalence is unknown. Their presence may be underestimated due to the large proportion of relatively...