Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/THD method

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The result was delete. Jayjg ^(talk) 03:01, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

THD method

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Spotted this on patrols this morning. It's not explicitely spam, but sure feels a little spammy due to the peacockishness of this. (Hemorrhoids are the most feared? I'd be more worried about rectal cancer!) It boils down to that this appears to be an essay explaining this technique in removing hemorrhoids - and beyond promotional tone, not a lot more than that. Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 15:38, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:25, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to append the nomination with the related article:

I came across the second article while checking if the text was copied from elsewhere. The presence of a second article supports the spam hypothesis.Novangelis (talk) 02:08, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

HAL appeared to be the same text as THD method so I have deleted it and another copy at Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 21:33, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete unless external links providing evidence of notability are provided. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 21:33, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect. Since my supplemental nomination has gone as a speedy, I will comment on the named article. The subject appears in PubMed under the various article names, but that is about it. Based on the limited data (one recent review remarked on the poor quality of studies), I do not think that there is enough to support an article at this time. The ad-like enthusiasm makes the current text unsuitable for a merge (e.g. it is described as painless, but post-operative pain effects 18.5% of patients). The procedure description at Hemorrhoid#Procedures (a potential redirect target) is more useful than anything in this article.Novangelis (talk) 02:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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