One year follow up of a randomized trial comparing Ligasure™ with open haemorrhoidectomy

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-235

  Lawes, Danny A ^a,b   Palazzo, F F ^a   Francis, D L ^a   Clifton, M A ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ligasure; Open haemorrhoidectomy; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 3242706115     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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