Surgical management of haemorrhoids: an Italian survey of over 32 000 patients over 17 years

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 1117-1124

  Altomare, D F ^a   Picciariello, A ^a   Pecorella, G ^b   Milito, G ^c   Naldini, G ^d   Amato, A ^e   Ratto, C ^f   Perinotti, R ^g   De Nardi, P ^h   Martellucci, J ^h   Pietroletti, R ^h   Scardigno, D ^h   Marino, F ^h   Pezzolla, F ^h   La Torre, F ^h   Bottini, C ^h   Asteria, C R ^h   Bellomo, R E ^h   Mattana, C ^h   Graziano, G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Central Laboratory   (Italy)

^e Sanremo Hospital   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^g OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Doppler guided haemorrhoid artery ligation; haemorrhoids; Milligan Morgan; PPH; stapled haemorrhoidopexy

Indexed keywords

ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER GUIDED HEMORRHOID ARTERY LIGATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MUCOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; PROCEDURES;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 85052389083     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.14339     Document Type: Article

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