Radioablation and suture fixation of advanced grades of hemorrhoids. An effective alternative to staplers and Doppler guided ligation of hemorrhoids

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 740-746

  Gupta, P J ^a,b  

^a Fine Morning Hospital and Research Center   (India)

^b Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

Author keywords

Doppler guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation; Fixation; Hemorrhoids; Pain; Radiofrequency; Stapled hemorrhoidopexy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPLER; SUTURING METHOD; THROMBOSIS; URINE RETENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848862633     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082006001000003     Document Type: Article

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