Elastic band ligation of hemorrhoids: Flexible gastroscope or rigid proctoscope?

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2007; 13(4): 585-587
Published online Jan 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i4.585

Table 1 Patient characteristics and results

	Proctoscope	Gastroscope
n	19	22
Age [median (range)]	53 (27-75)	50.5 (33-79)
Male/Female	7/12	13/9
Hemorrhoids grade I	15	14
Hemorrhoids grade II	4	5
Hemorrhoids grade III	0	3
No of treatments [median (range)]	1.0 (1-3)	1.0 (1-3)
No of total ligations [median (range)]	4.0 (2-10)	6.0 (1-15)^a
Pain after treatment	3	10^a
Cost	3 euro	150 euro

^aP < 0.05 vs proctoscope.

Citation: Cazemier M, Felt-Bersma R, Cuesta M, Mulder C. Elastic band ligation of hemorrhoids: Flexible gastroscope or rigid proctoscope? World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(4): 585-587
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i4/585.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i4.585