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Urgent hemorrhoidectomy for hemorrhoidal thrombosis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Sixty-five patients underwent hemorrhoidectomies for acute thrombosis. All biopsy specimens contained intravascular thrombi. Early postoperative complications included urinary difficulties and bleeding. Late postoperative complications included anal stenosis.

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Barrios, G., Khubchandani, M. Urgent hemorrhoidectomy for hemorrhoidal thrombosis. Dis Colon Rectum 22, 159–161 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586807

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