The American Society of colon and rectal surgeons clinical practice guidelines for the management of hemorrhoids

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 284-292

  Davis, Bradley R ^a   Lee Kong, Steven A ^a   Migaly, John ^a   Feingold, Daniel L ^a   Steele, Scott R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; EXCISION; FLUID INTAKE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; INFRARED COAGULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCLEROTHERAPY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROCEDURES; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85046574806     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001030     Document Type: Article

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