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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2011; 3(10): 147-152
Published online Oct 27, 2011. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i10.147
Published online Oct 27, 2011. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i10.147
Randomized controlled trial of bipolar diathermy vs ultrasonic scalpel for closed hemorrhoidectomy
Akira Tsunoda, Haruki Sada, Takuya Sugimoto, Nobuyasu Kano, Department of Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba 296-8602, Japan
Mariko Kawana, Tadanori Sasaki, Department of Pharmacy Services, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba 296-8602, Japan
Hideki Hashimoto, Department of Health economics and Epidemiology Research, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
Author contributions: Tsunoda A, Sada H, Sugimoto T, Kano N and Sasaki T concept and designed this study; Tsunoda A, Sada H and Sugimoto T contribute to the surgical treatment; Sada H, Kawana M and Sugimoto T collected the data; Hashimoto H contributed to the statistical analyses; Tsunoda A, Kano N and Sasaki T analyzed and interpreted the data; Tsunoda A drafted the manuscript; Sada H, Sugimoto T, Kano N, Kawana M and Sasaki T revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual contact; Tsunoda A, Sada H, Sugimoto T, Kano N, Kawana M and Sasaki T made the final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Akira Tsunoda, Chief, Department of Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa City, Chiba 296-8602, Japan. a.tsunoda@kameda.jp
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Received: March 28, 2011
Revised: October 17, 2011
Accepted: October 22, 2011
Published online: October 27, 2011
Revised: October 17, 2011
Accepted: October 22, 2011
Published online: October 27, 2011
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