The HubBLe Trial: haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for symptomatic second- and third-degree haemorrhoids: a multicentre randomised controlled trial and health-economic evaluation

Background: Optimal surgical intervention for low-grade haemorrhoids is unknown. Rubber band ligation (RBL) is probably the most common intervention. Haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) is a novel alternative that may be more efficacious. Objective: The comparison of HAL with RBL for the treatment o...

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Published in:	Health Technology Assessment
Main Authors:	Steven Brown, Jim Tiernan, Katie Biggs, Daniel Hind, Neil Shephard, Mike Bradburn, Allan Wailoo, Abualbishr Alshreef, Lizzie Swaby, Angus Watson, Simon Radley, Oliver Jones, Paul Skaife, Anil Agarwal, Pasquale Giordano, Marc Lamah, Mark Cartmell, Justin Davies, Omar Faiz, Karen Nugent, Andrew Clarke, Angus MacDonald, Phillip Conaghan, Paul Ziprin, Rohit Makhija
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	NIHR Journals Library 2016-11-01
Subjects:	haemorrhoidal artery ligation halo thd rubber band ligation haemorrhoids grade ii piles grade iii piles recurrence haemorrhoid symptom severity score eq-5d vaizey score
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20880