Is routine pathologic evaluation of hemorrhoidectomy specimens necessary?

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 28, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 659-661

  Lemarchand, Nicolas ^a   Tanne, Florence ^b   Aubert, Manuel ^b   Benfredj, Paul ^b   Denis, Jean ^b   Dubois Arnous, Noëlle ^b   Fellous, Katia ^b   Canansia, Roland ^b   Senejoux, Agnès ^b   Soudan, Denis ^b   Puy Montbrun, Thierry ^b  

^a Léopold Bellan Hospital   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPLASIA; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 4844224135     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(04)95044-0     Document Type: Article

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