Lateral internal sphincterotomy is not redundant in the era of glyceryl trinitrate therapy for chronic anal fissure

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-188

  Jonas, M ^a,b   Lobo, D N ^a   Gudgeon, A M ^a  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032937002     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200406     Document Type: Article

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