Conservative and surgical treatment of haemorrhoids

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 513-521

  Altomare, Donato F ^a   Giuratrabocchetta, Simona ^a  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; COUMARIN; DILTIAZEM; DIOSMIN; FLAVONOID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HESPERIDIN; LAXATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; OXERUTIN; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SCLEROSING AGENT; SUCRALFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANOPLASTY; ANUS SURGERY; ARTERY LIGATION; BODY MASS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; CROHN DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUID INTAKE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID LIGATION; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDOPEXY; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFRARED COAGULATION; LASER COAGULATION; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIGATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIGATION; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883455637     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.91     Document Type: Review

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