Hemorrhoidectomy-making sense of the surgical options

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 16976-16983

  Yeo, Danson ^a   Tan, Kok Yang ^a  

^a KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conventional; Doppler guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation; Hemorrhoidectomy; LigaSure; Stapler

Indexed keywords

DAFLON; FLAVONOID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHYLENE BLUE; METRONIDAZOLE; THROMBOXANE A2;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; DEVICE THERAPY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; OINTMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STAPLER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VESSEL SEALING SYSTEM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEMORRHOIDS; LIGATION; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84917705632     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16976     Document Type: Article

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