Journal article
Meta-analysis of flavonoids for the treatment of haemorrhoids
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of flavonoids on those symptoms important to patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids.
METHODS: A comprehensive search strategy was used. All published and unpublished randomized controlled trials comparing any type of flavonoid to placebo or no therapy in patients with symptomatic haemorrhoids were included. Two reviewers independently screened studies for inclusion, retrieved all …
Authors
Alonso-Coello P; Zhou Q; Martinez-Zapata MJ; Mills E; Heels-Ansdell D; Johanson JF; Guyatt G
Journal
British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 93, No. 8, pp. 909–920
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 14, 2006
DOI
10.1002/bjs.5378
ISSN
0007-1323