A comparison of botulinum toxin and saline for the treatment of chronic anal fissure

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-220

  Maria, Giorgio ^a   Cassetta, Emanuele ^b   Gui, Daniele ^a   Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a   Bentivoglio, Anna Rita ^a   Albanese, Alberto ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Ist Ricovero Cura a Carattere Sci   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032556991     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199801223380402     Document Type: Article

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