Comparison of electrotherapy of hemorrhoids and Ferguson hemorrhoidectomy in a randomized prospective study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-262

  Izadpanah, Ahmad ^a,b   Hosseini, Seyed Vahid ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrotherapy; Ferguson hemorrhoidectomy; Hemorrhoid; Post op pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 31144463188     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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