Day-case stapled (circular) vs. diathermy hemorrhoidectomy: A randomized, controlled trial evaluating surgical and functional outcome

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Kairaluoma, Matti ^a   Nuorva, Kyösti ^a   Kellokumpu, Ilmo ^a  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diathermy; Hemorrhoidectomy; Outcome; Stapling; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; REOPERATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037243909     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6502-8     Document Type: Article

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