Randomized clinical trial of LigaSure™ and conventional diathermy haemorrhoidectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 937-942

  Muzi, M G ^a   Milito, G ^a   Nigro, C ^a   Cadeddu, F ^a   Andreoli, F ^a   Amabile, D ^a   Farinon, A M ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34547745491     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5904     Document Type: Article

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