Harmonic scalpel compared with conventional excisional haemorrhoidectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1009-1016

  Mushaya, C D ^a   Caleo, P J ^a   Bartlett, L ^a   Buettner, P G ^b   Ho, Y H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Tropical Health Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haemorrhoidectomy; Harmonic scalpel haemorrhoidectomy; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; HARMONIC SCALPEL; HARMONIC SCALPEL HAEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCALPEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE RETENTION; DEVICES; HEMORRHOIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919389314     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-014-1169-1     Document Type: Article

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