Meta-analysis of short-term outcomes of randomized controlled trials of LigaSure vs conventional hemorrhoidectomy

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1209-1218

  Tan, Emile K ^a   Cornish, Julie ^a   Darzi, Ara W ^a   Papagrigoriadis, Savas ^b   Tekkis, Paris P ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STENOSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 37349106850     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.12.1209     Document Type: Review

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