Table 5.
Case-by-case analysis of patients registering worse scale values following first application of rubber band ligation (n = 16)
| Baseline | First ligation | Eventual outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M, 31 | 19 | 22 | Operation |
| F, 55 | 6 | 9 | Operation |
| F, 62 | 9 | 15 | Operation |
| M, 61 | 20 | 21 | Operation |
| F, 52 | 10 | 14 | Operation |
| F, 54 | 5 | 7 | Operation |
| F, 71 | 11 | 15 | Operation |
| M, 46 | 5 | 12 | Operation |
| M, 46 | 8 | 9 | Operation advised |
| M, 58 | 12 | 15 | Operation advised |
| F, 60 | 8 | 15 | Operation advised |
| M, 82 | 8 | 10 | Operation advised |
| M, 69 | 3 | 5 | Operation advised |
| M, 35 | 8 | 10 | Operation advised |
| M, 38 | 23 | 33 | Improved with further ligations |
| F, 58 | 3 | 9 | Improved with further ligations |