Rubber band ligation and infrared photocoagulation for the outpatient treatment of hemorrhoidal disease

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-106

  Ricci, Maurício Pichler ^a   Matos, Délcio ^a,b   Saad, Sarhan Sydney ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIFESP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hemorrhoids; Ligation; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID LIGATION; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOCOAGULATION; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MUCOSAL ULCER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PERIANAL DERMATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROLAPSED THROMBOSES PILE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LIGATION; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749114380     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-86502008000100016     Document Type: Article

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