Rubber band ligation of symptomatic internal hemorrhoids: Results of 500 cases

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-76

  Komborozos, Vassilios A ^a   Skrekas, George J ^a   Pissiotis, Christos A ^a,b  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hemorrhoids; Results; Rubber band ligation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RECURRENCE RISK; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034010377     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018803     Document Type: Article

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