Disappointing results of glyceryl trinitrate ointment in the treatment of chronic fissure-in-ano in a district general hospital

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 204-206

  Pitt, J ^a   Dawas, K ^a   Dawson, P M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fissure in ano; Glyceryl trinitrate ointment; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000983410     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.1999.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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