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Comparison of hemorrhoidectomy techniques
Comparison of hemorrhoidectomy techniques
Postoperative pain/complication rate
Recurrence rate
Conventional with scalpel or monopolar cautery
*****
*
Conventional with Ligasure or Harmonic scalpel
**
*
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy
***
****
Hemorrhoid artery ligation
*
*****
Postoperative pain/complication and recurrence rates are ranked from * (lowest) to ***** (highest).
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