Clinical Efficacy of Medicinal Leech Therapy in Treating Third- and Fourth-Degree Hemorrhoids
Objectives Hemorrhoids are characterized by bleeding, mucous discharge, itching, pain, and prolapse. This condition is known as bawaseer in Unani medicine, and Hirudinaria granulosa has been used for its treatment in Irsal-e Alaq, or medicinal leech therapy (MLT), for centuries. Hirudinaria granulos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1730012 |