Postoperative complications after procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoids (PPH) and stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) procedures

Techniques in Coloproctology - Tập 12 Số 1 - Trang 7-19 - 2008
Mario Pescatori1, Giuseppe Gagliardi2
1Coloproctology Unit, Ars Medica Hospital, Via Ferrero da Cambiano 29, I-00191, Rome, Italy
2Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno Caserta, Italy

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