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An unusual complication of rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids

D G Wechter, G K Luna

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 1987, 30 (2): 137-40

Rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids has had a low incidence of complications until recently, when five deaths resulted from bacterial septicemia or toxemia. The case presented describes a severe soft-tissue infection following banding successfully treated with antibiotics, surgical debridement, and hyperbaric oxygen.

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