Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoidal disease can be safely performed in select HIV-positive patients
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 44 (8) , 1079-1082
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02234625
Abstract
PURPOSE:Many surgeons have abandoned the use of rubber band ligation for the treatment of hemorrhoids in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus because of the belief that this procedure could lead to disastrous outcomes. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacKeywords
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