Elastic band ligation of hemorrhoids: Flexible gastroscope or rigid proctoscope?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-587

  Cazemier, Marcel ^a   Felt Bersma, R J F ^a   Cuesta, M A ^a   Mulder, C J J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Barron ligation; Endoscope; Hemorrhoids; Rigid scope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN; PROCTOSCOPE; PRURITUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 33846849250     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i4.585     Document Type: Article

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