Pain after conventional versus Ligasure haemorrhoidectomy. A meta-analysis

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-273

  Nienhuijs, S W ^a   de Hingh, I H J T ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Haemorrhoidectomy; Ligasure; Pain

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953124335     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.04.001     Document Type: Review

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