Radio-ablation of advanced grades of hemorrhoids with radiofrequency

Current Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 452-458

  Gupta, Pravin J ^a  

^a Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

Author keywords

Hemorrhoidectomy; Hemorrhoids; Prolapse; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CATHETER ABLATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038010077     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(02)00774-2     Document Type: Article

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