Long-term outcome of rubber band ligation for symptomatic primary and recurrent internal hemorrhoids

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1364-1370

  Iyer, V S ^a   Shrier, I ^a   Gordon, P H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internal hemorrhoids; Longterm outcome; Rubber band ligation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; BACTEREMIA; BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID LIGATION; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444220611     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0591-2     Document Type: Article

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