The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 3 , Pages 336-340 , March 2007

Stapled hemorrhoidopexy height as outcome indicator

Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, Mackinac Island, MI, August 6–9, 2006

Received 12 August 2006 ,Revised 20 September 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00793-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.015

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 3 , Pages 336-340 , March 2007

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