Internal anal sphincter myopathy causing proctalgia fugax and constipation: Further clinical and radiological characterization in a patient

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-224

  Guy, Richard J ^a,d   Kamm, Michael A ^b   Martin, Joanne E ^c  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constipation; Internal anal sphincter; Myopathy; Proctalgia fugax

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NITRATE;

AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE RESECTION; MYOPATHY; NEURALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031055888     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199702000-00023     Document Type: Article

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