Postoperative analgesia for hemorrhoidectomy with bilateral pudendal blockade on an ambulatory patient: a controlled clinical study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Reducing postoperative pain in hemorrhoidectomy is still a challenge. This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted to compare bilateral pudendal blockade with peripheral nerve stimulator to relieve postoperative pain with the method commonly used. METHOD:...

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Main Authors: Luiz Eduardo Imbelloni, Eneida Maria Vieira, Antonio Fernando Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632012000300012