Rubber band ligation in treatment of hemorrhoids: Our experience;Legatura elastica delle emorroidi: Nostra esperienza

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 162-167

  Gaj, F ^a,c   Biviano, I ^b   Sportelli, G ^a   Candeloro, L ^b  

^a Dipartimenti di Chirurgia Generale e Trapianti d'Organo   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Piazza San Bartolomeo All'Isola 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemorrhoids; PATE classification; Rubber band ligation

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL COMPLAINT; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; LIGATION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84946234798     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7417/CT.2015.1863     Document Type: Article

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