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Efficacy of Cholestyramine Ointment in Reduction of Postoperative Pain and Pain During Defecation After Open Hemorrhoidectomy: Results of a Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: Reply

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Ala, S. Efficacy of Cholestyramine Ointment in Reduction of Postoperative Pain and Pain During Defecation After Open Hemorrhoidectomy: Results of a Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: Reply. World J Surg 37, 2009–2010 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-2081-y

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