Resolution of chronic anal fissures after treatment of contiguous internal hemorrhoids with direct current probe

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-162

  Machicado, G A ^a   Cheng, S ^a   Jensen, D M ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIRECT CURRENT; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031028858     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(97)70240-2     Document Type: Article

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