[Combined rubber band ligation and cryosurgery of hemorrhoids (author's transl)]

By means of the combined rubber band ligation and cryosurgery of hemorrhoids a good therapy result was achieved on more than 200 patients. For the treatment of not too large hemorrhoid nodes and confluent hemorrhoids the aspiration ligation is quite sufficient. In third degree hemorrhoids, particularly in large prolapsing hemorrhoids, the rubber band ligation should include also the cryodestruction. In some cases two or three weeks later the cryodestruction has to be carried out again, depending on the finding and stage progredience. The advantage of this combined method is that the treatment can be performed on outpatients, and without much pains it is an effective therapy in any kind of hemorrhoid ailments. In addition, the postoperative complaints are less than by using the cryosond only. The application of cryotherapy shows also good results in the case of marriscae and anal fissures.