A comparison of the simultaneous application of sclerotherapy and rubber band ligation, with sclerotherapy and rubber band ligation applied separately, for the treatment of haemorrhoids: A prospective randomized trial

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-138

  Kanellos, I ^a   Goulimaris, I ^a   Christoforidis, E ^a   Kelpis, T ^a   Betsis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Combined treatment; Haemorrhoids; Long term results; Rubber band ligation; Sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; PHENOL; RUBBER;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MYCOSIS; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037358440     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2003.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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