Randomised controlled trial shows that glyceryl trinitrate heals anal fissures, higher doses are not more effective, and there is a high recurrence rate

Gut

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 727-730

  Carapeti, E A ^a   Kamm, M A ^a   McDonald, P J ^a   Chadwick, S J D ^a   Melville, D ^b   Phillips, R K S ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fissures; Glyceryl trinitrate

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SPHINCTEROTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032965927     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.44.5.727     Document Type: Article

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