Successful treatment of fissure in ano using topical nitroglycerin

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 399-400

  Tarnoff, Michael ^a   Goodman, Martin ^a   Cataldo, Thomas ^a   Atabek, Umar ^a   Alexander, James B ^a   Koniges, Frank ^a   Costabile, Joseph ^a   Pello, Mark ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN;

EID: 0031470004     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199707000-00028     Document Type: Article

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