ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.78, no.5, pp.389-393, 2008 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Background: This study evaluated in a randomized, prospective manner the possible differences in operative time, postoperative pain and analgesic requirement, early complications, time off-work and patient satisfaction between patients undergoing haemorrhoidectomy using the electrocautery (ECH), UltraShears (ultrasonically activated scalpel; USH) or stapled haemorrhoidopexy (SH).