Randomized Trial Comparing In-Situ Radiofrequency Ablation and Milligan-Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy in Prolapsing Hemorrhoids

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 393-400

  Gupta, Pravin J ^a  

^a Fine Morning Hospital and Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Hemorrhoidectomy; Milligan morgan; Prolapsing hemorrhoids; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; RECTAL PROLAPSE;

EID: 0242558034     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.70.393     Document Type: Article

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