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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2008; 14(42): 6525-6530
Published online Nov 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6525
Rubber band ligation for 750 cases of symptomatic hemorrhoids out of 2200 cases
Ayman M El Nakeeb, Amir A Fikry, Waleed H Omar, Elyamani M Fouda, Tito A El Metwally, Hosam E Ghazy, Sabry A Badr, Mohmed Y Abu Elkhar, Salih M Elawady, Hisham H Abd Elmoniam, Waiel W Khafagy, Mosaad M Morshed, Ramadan E El Lithy, Mohamed E Farid
Ayman M El Nakeeb, Amir A Fikry, Waleed H Omar, Elyamani M Fouda, Tito A El Metwally, Hosam E Ghazy, Sabry A Badr, Mohmed Y Abu Elkhar, Salih M Elawady, Hisham H Abd Elmoniam, Waiel W Khafagy, Mosaad M Morshed, Ramadan E El Lithy, Mohamed E Farid, Department of General Surgery, Colorectal unit, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura 335111, Egypt
Author contributions: El Nakeeb AM, Fikry AA contributed equally to this work; El Nakeeb AM, Omar WH, Fouda EM, El Metwally TA, Ghazy HE, Badr SA, Khafagy WW designed the research; El Nakeeb AM, Fikry AA, Abu Elkhar MY, Elawady SM, Abd Elmoniam HH, Khafagy WW, Morshed MM, El Lithy RE, Farid ME performed the research; El Nakeeb AM, Fikry AA, Omar WH, Fouda EM, El Metwally TA, Ghazy HE, Badr SA, Elawady SM contributed new reagents/analytic tools; El Nakeeb AM, Fikry AA, Elawady SM, Abd Elmoniam HH, Khafagy WW, Morshed MM, El Lithy RE, Farid ME analyzed the data; El Nakeeb AM, Fikry AA, Abu Elkhar MY, Farid ME wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ayman M El Nakeeb, Department of General Surgery, Colorectal Unit, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura 335111, Egypt. elnakeebayman@yahoo.com
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Received: August 21, 2008
Revised: October 9, 2008
Accepted: October 16, 2008
Published online: November 14, 2008
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