Ambulatory hemorrhoid therapy with radiofrequency coagulation. Clinical practice paper

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-41

  Gupta, Pravin J ^a  

^a Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Hemorrhoids; Radiofrequency coagulation; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DIATHERMY; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERATOR; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID LIGATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244383210     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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