OBJECTIVES: @entity6713 are a very common condition. The treatment depends upon persistence and severity of symptoms. For @entity6713 of II and III grade the @entity2144 may be therapeutic. Our aim is to report the outcomes of @entity6713 , with a follow up of 6 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 50 @entity1 underwent @entity2144 for symptomatic @entity6713 (grade II and III) without prolapse, between June 2012 and June 2014. All @entity1 underwent plug test to rule out presence of @entity33 and were classified according to PATE classification (1). Each @entity6713 was ligated with one rubber band through a ligator. All @entity1 were evaluated immediately at the end of the procedure, after ten days and six months after the treatment. @entity1 's demographic and operative data were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: The mean @entity1 age was 47.6  12.3 years (range 24-72). All procedures were performed without complications. Before @entity2144 , 42 @entity1 had @entity548 , 38 had perineal discomfort and 27 had itching. Ten days after the treatment, 12 @entity1 presented self-limited @entity548 , but 10 of these had more @entity6713 and underwent a second @entity2144 . No @entity1 complained perineal discomfort, and 8 @entity1 had itching; 78% and 16% of @entity1 respectively, experienced feeling of a foreign body inside the canal anal and anal @entity158 . After 6 months, only 13 @entity1 were occasionally symptomatic: 4 @entity1 had @entity548 , 2 had perineal discomfort and 4 had itching. Three more @entity1 presented both perineal discomfort and hitching. None had the feeling of a foreign body in anal canal or anal @entity158 . CONCLUSIONS: Rubber band ligation is an efficacious, cost-effective and simple treatment for the second and third degree @entity6713 without rectal mucosal prolapsed. In our hands, no severe complications developed and minor complications could be handled with ease.

[Rubber band ligation in treatment of XXXX : our experience].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patient'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['rectal bleeding'] @entity33 :: ('MESH:D052016', 'Disease') :: ['rectal mucosal prolapse'] @entity2144 :: ('MESH:D020315', 'Disease') :: ['rubber band ligation'] @entity6713 :: ('MESH:D006484', 'Disease') :: ['hemorrhoids', 'Hemorrhoids', 'hemorrhoid', 'rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity6713 :: (MESH:D006484,Disease) :: ['hemorrhoids']
