Internal sphincterotomy with hemorrhoidectomy does not relieve pain: A prospective, randomized study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1452-1457

  Khubchandani, Indru T ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continence; Hemorrhoidectomy; Pain; Postoperative bleeding; Sphincterotomy; Urinary retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM SURGERY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036849995     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6450-3     Document Type: Article

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