Randomized clinical trial comparing LigaSure haemorrhoidectomy with open diathermy haemorrhoidectomy

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Tan, K Y ^a   Zin, T ^a   Sim, H L ^a   Poon, P L ^a   Cheng, A ^a   Mak, K ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Haemorrhoidectomy; LigaSure; Pain; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIATHERMY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID HEMORRHAGE; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASURE HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; MALE; MILLIGAN MORGAN EXCISION HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; OPEN DIATHERMY HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 48349119183     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-008-0405-y     Document Type: Article

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