Proctalgia as a late complication of stapled hemorrhoidectomy. Report of our case series

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 648-652

  Ielpo, Benedetto ^a   Venditti, Dario ^a   Balassone, Valerio ^a   Favetta, Umberto ^a   Buonomo, Oreste ^a   Petrella, Giuseppe ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Post operative complications; Proctalgia; Retained staples; Stapled hemorrhoidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTALGIA; SURGICAL STAPLING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649332168     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.07.303     Document Type: Article

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