Endoscopic rubber band ligation, injection sclerotherapy, and sclerobanding for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2026; 32(5): 116007
Published online Feb 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i5.116007

Table 8 Analysis of recurrence rates, n (%)

Subgroup	Short-term recurrence (no stratification)		Total recurrence (no stratification)		Total recurrence (grade I)		Total recurrence (grade II-III)
Subgroup	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
ERBL	5 (8.20)	56 (91.80)	11 (18.03)^b^,^c	50 (81.97)^b^,^c	1 (4.76)	20 (95.24)	10 (25.00)^a	30 (75.00)^a
IS	1 (1.67)	59 (98.33)	24 (40.00)^b	36 (60.00)^b	7 (30.43)	16 (69.57)	17 (45.95)^a	20 (54.05)^a
ESB	4 (6.78)	55 (93.22)	10 (16.95)^b^,^c	49 (83.05)^b^,^c	1 (7.69)	12 (92.31)	9 (19.57)^a^,^c	37 (80.43)^a^,^c
Total	10 (5.56)	170 (94.44)	45 (25.00)	135 (75.00)	9 (15.79)	48 (84.21)	36 (29.27)	87 (70.73)
Statistic			χ² = 10.819				χ² = 7.415
P value	0.284		0.004		0.050		0.025

^aP < 0.05, post-hoc analyses were performed at P < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01, post-hoc analyses were performed at P < 0.05.

^cP’ < 0.05 vs injection sclerotherapy.

ERBL: Endoscopic rubber band ligation; IS: Injection sclerotherapy; ESB: Endoscopic polidocanol sclerobanding.

Citation: Zu N, Jing X, Zhou XY, Ma BB, Wang SJ, Qi XS, Liu LB. Endoscopic rubber band ligation, injection sclerotherapy, and sclerobanding for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(5): 116007
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i5/116007.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i5.116007

Zu N, Jing X, Zhou XY, Ma BB, Wang SJ, Qi XS, Liu LB. Endoscopic rubber band ligation, injection sclerotherapy, and sclerobanding for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(5): 116007 [PMID: 41693967 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i5.116007]

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