Efficacy of cholestyramine ointment in reduction of postoperative pain and pain during defecation after open hemorrhoidectomy: Results of a prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 657-662

  Ala, Shahram ^a   Eshghi, Fariborz ^a   Enayatifard, Reza ^a   Fazel, Payam ^a   Rezaei, Banafsheh ^a   Hadianamrei, Roja ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; COLESTYRAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874112763     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1895-3     Document Type: Article

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