Abstract
Eighty-four patients underwent the Whitehead procedure for extensive hemorrhoids. Early postoperative complications, excluding urinary difficulties, developed in six patients. Long-term results were within an acceptable range.
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Khubchandani, M. Results of whitehead operation. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 730–732 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554601
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