Closed vs. Open hemorrhoidectomy - Is there any difference?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-34

  Arbman, Gunnar ^a   Krook, Hans ^a   Haapaniemi, Staffan ^a  

^a VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Hemorrhoidectomy; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; KETOROLAC; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECTUM SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033980021     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237240     Document Type: Article

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