A double-blind, randomized trial comparing ligasure™ and Harmonic Scalpel™ Hemorrhoidectomy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 344-348

  Kwok, S Y ^a   Chung, C C ^a   Tsui, K K ^a   Li, M K W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Harmonic ScalpelT; Hemorrhoidectomy; LigasureT; pain; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DOLOGESIC; ISPAGULA; PETHIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744379575     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0845-z     Document Type: Article

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