Rubber Band Ligation - Treatment of Rubber Band Ligation

Rubber band Ligation:

History of Rubber band Ligation

The principle of Rubber Band Ligation technique is actually an ancient one – in 460 BC, Hippocrates wrote about a surgical procedure of ligating or tying a thread around the Hemorrhoids to cause them to shrivel.

In the nineteenth century, Rubber Band Ligation experienced got the popularity. However, at the time, this technique involved painfully tying off the Hemorrhoids with the surrounding sensitive tissue and skin, and soon it fell into disuse.

In 1958, Blaisdell suggested that only the Hemorrhoids vessel be ligated, resulting in a less painful procedure. Barron introduced today’s modern technique of Rubber Band Ligation in 1963, which used a special instrument to apply the bands with great precision. In his honor, this technique and instrument are also called Barron’s Ligature method and the Barron ligator, respectively.

Who Shouldn’t Get Rubber band Ligation Procedure?

Rubber Band Ligation is not appropriate for treating final degree of Hemorrhoids cases. The final degree of Hemorrhoids cases can be treated by surgery