Videoanoscopy: Useful technique in the evaluation of hemorrhoids

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 8 PART2, 2008, Pages

  Harish, Kareem ^a   Harikumar, Rajeshekaran ^a   Sunilkumar, Kondiyil ^a   Thomas, Varghese ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anoscopy; Bleeding per rectum; Colonoscopy; Internal hemorrhoids; Proctoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIDEOANOSCOPY;

EID: 48549083535     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05143.x     Document Type: Article

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